Comment from Lisa Wolkind

BDS I am a feline exclusive veterinarian. I am disappointed by the FDA's actions in regards to compounded drugs that are critical to our ability to practice quality medicine. We have patients that have needed most of these drugs on an urgent basis and they do not have time to wait for a prescription to be mailed to them. I was in veterinary school at the time Animal Medicinal Drug Use Clarification Act of 1994 (AMDUCA) was instituted. This act improved our ability to practice quality medicine. I urge you to reconsider the actions you are taking and review the overall benefits that permitting compounded drugs to be dispensed from our office offers to our patients. Most of these drugs affect our daily practice.. Buprenorphine Injection​ (**needed for immediate pain management frequently) Doxycycline tablets & oral liquids​ Gabapentin tablets (**most important for patients who need help traveling or calming down in the office at a smaller dose then commercially available. Commercially available liquids are toxic to cats) Metronidazole tablets (**commercially available meds are too high of a dose for our tiny patients and some have urgent need) Pimobendan tablets & oral liquids Tacrolimus ophthalmics