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WSAVA Publishes Updated Essential Medicines List for Cats and Dogs
November 30, 2023
The World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) has launched the second edition of its Essential Medicines List for Cats and Dogs. Recently published in the Journal of Small Animal Practice, the document supports companion animal veterinarians in many regions of the world to access vital veterinary medicines by supporting the availability of drugs required for minimum standards of clinical practice.
The new edition contains updates received from WSAVA members and other stakeholders following the launch of the original version in 2020. It includes a number of recently-introduced drugs and the addition of behavior-modifying therapies. Inhalant anesthetics and non-dissociative anesthetics have been moved from the complementary essential medicines list to the core essential medicines list.
Click here to access the updated list.