The Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation supported the proposal of deputies to allow treating animals with human medicines. According to the author of the proposal, Vladimir Burmatov, chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Ecology and Environmental Protection, the corresponding legislative initiative will be prepared by the end of this week.
According to Burmatov, the ministry supported the introduction of amendments to the legislation regarding the accelerated expert examination of medicines for veterinary use. Due to this, the list of veterinary drugs should be significantly expanded by the addition of medicines for human use, and it is also expected that the change will make anesthesia for animals more effective and provide an opportunity to treat complex diseases.
“Now the list of veterinary drugs is very short and includes only 2,000 drugs, while the list of” human drugs is nearly ten times longer, with more than 18 thousand items,” Burmatov commented.
According to him, domestic animals often have diseases similar to human conditions. But veterinary doctors use drugs for human use at their own risk.
“Officially, veterinary clinics cannot buy these drugs and need all sorts of twists and turns to save animals. We intend to legalize their use in veterinary medicine. It is a good thing that now they have the support of the Ministry of Agriculture,” the State Duma deputy said.