Original Scientific Article
Practical use of registered veterinary medicinal products in Macedonia in identifying the risk of developing of antimicrobial resistance
Velev Romel
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Krleska-Veleva Natasa
Received: 22 May 2013
Received in revised form: 14 June 2013
Accepted: 05 July 2013
Available Online First: 15 March 2013
Published on: 15 March 2013
Correspondence: Velev Romel, vromel@fvm.ukim.edu.mk
Abstract
The use of antimicrobial agents is the key risk factor for the development and spread of antimicrobial resistance. It is therefore generally recognized that data on the usage of antimicrobial agents in food-producing animals are essential for identifying and quantifying the risk of developing and spreading of antimicrobial resistance in the food-chain. According to the WHO guidelines, the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical system for the classification of veterinary medicines (ATC-vet) is widely recognized as a classification tool. The aim of this work is to analyze the list of registered veterinary medicinal products in R. Macedonia and to evaluate the quality and practical use of this list according to the ATC-vet classification in order to identify the risk of developing and spreading of antimicrobial resistance.
Keywords: antimicrobial agents, antimicrobial resistance, veterinary medicinal products, ATCvet classification system
Citation Information
Macedonian Veterinary Review. Volume 36, Issue 1, Pages 5-12, p-ISSN 1409-7621, e-ISSN 1857-7415, 2013
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