FDA warns veterinarians about pet owners taking opioids meant for animals

Published August 15, 2018 5:48pm ET



Veterinarians need to make sure pet owners don’t take their animals’ opioids away for their own use, the Food and Drug Administration warned Wednesday.

The FDA recommended that veterinarians follow state rules limiting how many pills a human would be allowed to have, and that they consider prescribing other medicines for pain that aren’t addictive.

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