Big Pharma Now Targeting Dogs: Chemotherapy Approved for Fido

The FDA has given its approval to the first chemotherapy drug developed specifically for dogs.

"This cancer drug approval for dogs is an important step forward for veterinary medicine," said Bernadette Dunham of the FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine. "Prior to this approval, veterinarians had to rely on human oncology drugs, without knowledge of how safe or effective they would be for dogs. Today's approval offers dog owners, in consultation with their veterinarian, an option for treatment of their dog's cancer".'

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