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How do US owners obtain former OTC antibiotics affected by FDA Guidance 263?

With a veterinarian's prescription.

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  1. Over the counter at any feed store
  2. They are banned for chickens
  3. With a veterinarian's prescription ✔

Why: FDA moved the affected medically important antimicrobial drugs from over the counter to prescription status. Owners obtain them through a licensed veterinarian with a valid VCPR.

Huh, didn't know that: That relationship is called a veterinarian-client-patient relationship, or VCPR.

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Answer: With a veterinarian's prescription. FDA moved the affected medically important antimicrobial drugs from over the counter to prescription status. Owners obtain them through a licensed veterinarian with a valid VCPR.

  1. GFI #263 Frequently Asked Questions for Farmers and Ranchers, US FDA www.fda.gov/animal-veterinary/antimicrobial-resistance/gfi-263-frequently-asked-questions-farmers-and-ranchers
    after June 11, 2023, all new product entering distribution channels be labeled as prescription products.
    Checked 2026-10-11.

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