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Webinar on the conditions for using certain antimicrobials under the 'cascade'. A follow-up to the EMA/FVE info session to address restrictions on the use of certain antimicrobials in animals.
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is a member of the International Coalition of Medicines Regulatory Authorities (ICMRA). ICMRA is a voluntary, executive-level entity of worldwide medicines regulatory authorities set up to provide strategic coordination, advocacy and leadership.
The emerging and steady increase of microbes that are resistant to antimicrobial treatments has become a global public health concern that threatens the effective treatment of infectious diseases. Combatting this threat, particularly resistance to antibiotics, is a high priority for the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the European medicines...
The European Sales and Use of Antimicrobials for Veterinary Medicine Working Group (ESUAvet) provides strategic guidance and recommendations to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and its Committee for Veterinary Medicinal Products (CVMP). This guidance refers to the collection and analysis of data on sales volumes of veterinary antimicrobials and...
Info session to address restrictions on the use of certain antimicrobials in animals.
Countries that have decreased their consumption of antibiotics in both animals and humans have seen a reduction in antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) works closely with the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) to analyse the potential relationship between the consumption of antimicrobials by humans and animals and the occurrence of antimicrobial resistance.
EMA has just launched the new Antimicrobial Sales and Use (ASU) platform to support the collection of data by Member States on the sales and use of antimicrobials in animals.
European countries have substantially reduced sales of veterinary antibiotics.
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is involved in monitoring and evaluating the risks of using antibiotics in animals. It has looked in particular at the risk of the development of antimicrobial resistance in animals and of the possible transmission of resistance to humans.