Jean's mailing list - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/doghealth2/

The Senior Dogs Project site: www.srdogs.com/Pages/rimadylfr.html

Dogs Adverse Reactions site: http://dogsadversereactions.com/

This site contains the complaint and answer in the class action lawsuit: http://rimadyldeath.com/PfizerRimadylClassActionLawsuit.htm

Doug Marshak's posting 1997 - http://www.dogsadversereactions.com/nsaid/earlyRim.html

Page 1 of George's necropsy report:

Valley Pet Latest News http://www.valleypetnews.com/pet_health_news_iv.htm

Channel 5 TV - Phoenix AZ segment aired May 21, 2001 http://www.kpho.com/Global/story.asp?s=343171 - where FDA CVM says "veterinarians are now the weakest link in the Rimadyl chain."

Channel 5 TV - Phoenix AZ - follow up aired Sept. 6. 2004 http://www.kpho.com/Global/story.asp?S=2264081&nav=DIH7QcBG

Channel 5 TV - Phoenix AZ segment aired September 24 2004
http://www.kpho.com/Global/story.asp?S=2343141&nav=23KuCZzX

Latest from Channel 5 in Phoenix - http://www.kpho.com/Global/story.asp?s=2882327

King 5 TV in Seattle 2/4/05 - http://www.king5.com/animals/news/stories/NW_020305SRKrimadylJK.724a8df0.html

The Whole Dog Journal Jan. 2005 - http://www.dogsadversereactions.com/FDAdrugsDog.html

 

From my "Welcome to Doghealth2" email: "I am going to provide you with several URL's that will help you learn more about Rimadyl and why we have fought so long and hard to bring to the forefront the importance of knowing what the adverse side effects of this drug can be, and making sure veterinarians are informing their clients, and doing necessary pre-testing PRIOR to prescribing Rimadyl."

 

The FDA issued a Rimadyl Update (dated December 1, 1999) which can be read at: http://www.fda.gov/cvm/CVM_Updates/rimadyl2.html

The FDA suggested that Pfizer prepare an "Information Sheet" to send to vets - this sheet is to be given to persons who are prescribed Rimadyl for their dog. (The FDA refers to this information sheet in their December 1, 1999, Update.)

Pfizer wrote a "Dear Doctor" letter in March 2000 - with information on the Client Information Sheet: http://www.fda.gov/cvm/4045.htm

The new information sheet, etc. may be viewed at: http://www.fda.gov/cvm/Documents/141053cis.pdf

A page from Good Dog Magazine Web site: http://www.gooddogmagazine.com/rimadyllawsuit.htm

http://www.southpaws.com/news/99-1-rimadyl.htm

 

Taken from the January 2000 issue of DVM Magazine:

"The FDA update states that most of the pet owners reporting ADEs said they were not aware of the potential adverse effects associated with Rimadyl. The agency recommends veterinarians clearly communicate the benefits and risks of the product and the necessity for periodic follow-up evaluations.

"As an NSAID with potentially serious side effects, the use of Rimadyl should be carefully considered before being incorporated in any therapeutic plan," says the FDA. "Moreover, dog owners should have an active role in making that decision."

"No drug is 100 percent safe," observes Bataller. "Rimadyl is a non-steroidal, like Tylenol. And even with Tylenol there are liver problems in humans."

Bataller believes that all dogs recommended for Rimadyl should receive a complete blood profile to see if there are any underlying problems with liver and kidney functions. He also believes the same tests should be done every month to make sure nothing has changed. However, he admits the level of expense may be a hard sell to some pet owners. "When people see their crippled dog start walking after taking Rimadyl, all caution goes out the window," Bataller says. "But they have to be made aware that there is a price they may be paying for that. They must be made aware of the risk that they are taking."

From the March 13, 2000 issue of the Wall Street Journal: http://www.glanzbergvet.com/Article.htm

To read Steve Dale's (syndicated columnist) series on Rimadyl see: http://wcvb-tvpet.ip2m.com/index.cfm?pt=itemDetail&item_id=4253&site_cat_id=106

To report a suspected Rimadyl adverse reaction, you can go to the FDA's web site: http://www.fda.gov/opacom/morechoices/fdaforms/FDA-1932a.pdf

Print out the form, fill it out and mail it directly to the FDA (postage is pre-paid). This is very important!

On June 12, 2001, the FDA published a brochure for vets emphasizing the importance of monitoring and reporting ADEs. This is more support for the basic goal of this list. You might find this brochure useful when talking to vets about ADEs.:http://www.fda.gov/cvm/index/ade/pharmacobrochure.pdf

Another site (first seen by this writer on 10.20.00) from the FDA CVM has important information - it can be accessed at: http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2000/600_pets.html

It is long, but well worth reading. We are making a difference!

What's New - Rimadyl Risk-Be Aware - from the Natural Rearing Newsletter by Marina Zacharias would be all a dog owner would need to be informed and be able to make an informed decision about using this drug. The web address is: http://www.patmckay.com/WhatsNew.html

The FDA CVM has changed the way it handles the ADE reports. According to an FDA spokesperson, Victoria Hampshire, VMD, Adverse Drug Events Coordinator, Office Surveillance/Compliance,Center for Veterinary Medicine,Room N420,7500 Standish Place,Rockville, MD 20854 - telephone 301-827-0158

QUOTE:
the new effort is to have one cumulative database.
· Yes, the deaths have risen.
· No, there are not specific URL's for each year. Our goal is to use one URL and to dump data monthly (as close to the first of the month as possible) from our internal database where the scoring is entered, to the URL so that it is current for folks and so that they can find information on newly marketed drugs. So for future reference, you can do end of month sums for the signs appearing in that database.
· If you want a specific year, or specific searches, we can do those for you. Please submit a FOIA with specific search requests so we know exactly what you want.
END QUOTE

For the cumulative ADE Reports see:
http://www.fda.gov/cvm/ade_cum.htm

VALLEYPETNEWS.com:
http://www.valleypetnews.com/pet_health_news_iv.htm

Jan. 15, 2004 - The staff at the Food and Drug Administration's Center for Veterinary Medicine has conducted a two-year review of consumer messages to our adverse drug experience hotline. The review indicates increasing concern by consumers about risk and benefit of commonly prescribed, approved animal drugs.

See: http://www.avma.org/onlnews/javma/jan04/040115f.asp

For information on Rimadyl and other NSAIDS, please visit Dogs Adverse Reactions web site - http://www.dogsadversereactions.com/nsaid/nsaidspage.html

If your veterinarian prescribed Rimadyl for your dog, and did not suggest pre-testing to see if your dog was a candidate for the drug, and if your vet did not give you the "Client Information Sheet", you may want to report this to your State's Veterinary Board!

http://www.aavsb.org/DLR/DLR.asp

State Veterinary Associations: http://www.avma.org/statevma/default.asp

See also "Vetabusenetwork": http://www.vetabusenetwork.com/sasvetoc.htm