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Suspension of Veterinary Medicines containing the excipient Diethanolamine (DEA): Update 22 October

Tuesday, 22 October 2019
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Suspension of Veterinary Medicines containing the excipient Diethanolamine (DEA): Update 22 October
Availability of flunixin solutions for injection.

Further to the suspension of medicinal products for food-producing animals containing the excipient diethanolamine (DEA), supplies of authorised flunixin injections are back on the UK market as:

  • Finadyne 50 mg/ml Solution for Injection for cattle, pigs and horses (now reformulated to remove DEA)
  • Meflosyl 5% Solution for Injection for non-food horses only (still containing diethanolamine)

The following statement has been added

Stocks of flunixin solution for injection that were made available last year accompanied by a “Caution in Use” letter may no longer be supplied from wholesalers.

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