The VMD's previous announcement of July 2018 about the suspension of products containing the excipient diethanolamine (DEA) for food producing species, permitted supply of flunixin products (which contain DEA) for use in non-food producing horses, provided the supply was accompanied by a 'Caution in Use' letter for the veterinary surgeon.
This was to address the potential lack of availability of flunixin for intravenous use in non-food horses.
Stocks of authorised flunixin injections for non-food horses only are now available on the UK market and authorised product for food producing species (reformulated to remove diethanolamine) will shortly be available.
Therefore, the supply of any existing stock under a 'Caution in Use' letter, must now cease immediately.
