Antibiotics are moving to Prescription only on June 2023 ?

[Tina22]

Will the new law going into effect June 11th 2023 affect my antibiotics for my aquarium ?
Attached is a screenshot of what I am referring to. Thank you!
Source https://www.fishick.com/blogs/news/fish-antibiotics-are-moving-to-prescription-only

 

[Jay Hemdal]

Could be!

I’ve been waiting for this shoe to drop after Great Britain and Canada went this route.

I hadn’t yet heard of this for the US but I did find confirmation here:

Over-the-counter sale of livestock antibiotics ends June 11, 2023. How can you prepare?

Federal rules in 2023 end the over-the-counter sale of some livestock antibiotics. You will need prescriptions from a veterinarian to treat your animals.

extension.oregonstate.edu

Jay

 

[Tina22]

Could be!

I’ve been waiting for this shoe to drop after Great Britain and Canada went this route.

I hadn’t yet heard of this for the US but I did find confirmation here:

Over-the-counter sale of livestock antibiotics ends June 11, 2023. How can you prepare?

Federal rules in 2023 end the over-the-counter sale of some livestock antibiotics. You will need prescriptions from a veterinarian to treat your animals.

extension.oregonstate.edu

Jay

very helpful !
because trying to transport any of these dudes to the vet for care would be a disaster!

 

[vetteguy53081]

There is some info on aqua nest.com regarding this but I’m surprised it hasn’t happened sooner