MDP Veterinary News
The veterinary and animal-health sectors are evolving rapidly, driven by advances in science, shifting regulatory expectations, and growing convergence between veterinary and human medical innovation.
From comparative oncology and advanced diagnostics to manufacturing quality, supply-chain integrity, and regulatory enforcement, developments in animal health increasingly carry implications well beyond the veterinary clinic.
MDP’s Veterinary News provides curated, professional-grade coverage of issues shaping the veterinary and animal-health landscape.
Our focus is on developments that matter to manufacturers, researchers, regulators, investors, and quality and regulatory professionals working in FDA- and USDA-regulated environments.
This page is intended to inform professionals – not to provide medical advice or replace clinical judgment. Our goal is to connect scientific and regulatory developments with practical insight, helping stakeholders understand what is changing, why it matters, and how it may affect regulated veterinary products and programs.
Animal Orthopedics Device Types
Major Categories of Animal Orthopedic Devices Animal orthopedic medicine has evolved into a sophisticated surgical discipline supported by highly engineered implant systems and instrumentation platforms. What was once limited to basic fracture repair now includes...
FDA Approves First Generic Drug for Equine Cushing’s Disease
An important step in expanding treatment access for horses with PPID The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Zygolide® (pergolide tablets), the first FDA-approved generic drug for the control of clinical signs associated with Pituitary Pars Intermedia...
FDA Approves First Oral Treatment for Canine Lymphoma
Approval Granted With Minor Use/Major Species (MUMS) Pathway The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted full approval to Laverdia® (verdinexor tablets), the first FDA-approved oral treatment for lymphoma in dogs. Canine lymphoma is a cancer of the lymph nodes...
FDA Approves First Generic for Bovine Respiratory Disease
nixiFLOR, the first generic version of Resflor GOLD The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved nixiFLOR, an...
FDA Approves Drug to Delay Canine Congestive Heart Failure
Vetmedin is the first drug to go from an expanded conditional approval to fully approved The U.S. Food and Drug...
FDA Completes Risk Review of Canine Freeze-Dried Plasma
Freeze-Dried Plasma for Emergency Use in Dogs The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has completed a risk review of...
Canine microRNA Biomarkers and Osteosarcoma Diagnostics
The Diagnostic Problem Despite advances in surgery and chemotherapy, survival outcomes for osteosarcoma have changed little...
Canine Osteosarcoma Immunotherapy and Human Research
Osteosarcoma Osteosarcoma is a devastating bone cancer with limited treatment progress over decades. In humans, it remains...