ABSTRACT
Veterinary pharmaceuticals have an important role in the preservation and restoration of
animal health. For companion animal species such as dogs and cats, medicinal products
are needed to treat a range of disease conditions, many of which parallel those associated
with human patients. For example, in dogs, drugs are used to treat infections diseases,
parasitic infections, metabolic disorders, epilepsy, post-surgical pain, pain associated
with osteoarthritis, heart disease, anxiety, obesity, and cancer. For poultry, livestock and
aquatic species, therapeutic needs include the treatment of bacterial and parasitic
infections, the management of metabolic disorders, productivity enhancers (e.g.,
enhancing growth, reproduction, feed efficiency and milk production), and control of
pain and pyrexia.
