by admin | Jan 1, 2025 | Equine, Press Releases
Dr HJ Marais. BVSc (Hons) MSc. – As seen in VetNews – January 2025 Introduction Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most prevalent and debilitating diseases affecting horses, small animals and humans. Recently Pentosan polysulphate (PPS) has been recognised...
by admin | Dec 1, 2024 | Medicine Supply Crisis, Press Releases
SAHPRA’s Negligence Condemns Thousands of Animals to Death Johannesburg, South Africa, December 2024 – A crisis is unfolding that could cost the lives of thousands of pets across South Africa. V-Tech, a leading compound veterinary pharmaceutical company, has been...
by admin | Nov 1, 2024 | Medicine Supply Crisis, Press Releases
Catastrophic Shortage of Life-Saving Trilostane Threatens Pets Johannesburg, South Africa, November 2024 – Thousands of pets across South Africa are facing a medical crisis, as a regulatory dispute over Trilostane – the only effective treatment for Cushing’s disease –...
by admin | Nov 1, 2024 | Medicine Supply Crisis, Press Releases, Wildlife
Johannesburg, South Africa, November 2024 – V-Tech, a leading provider of pharmaceutical compounding services for veterinarians, is actively working to resolve key regulatory obstacles that jeopardise wildlife veterinary care. The seizure and destruction of Yohimbine...
by admin | May 1, 2024 | Conservation, Medicine Supply Crisis, Press Releases, Wildlife
SAHPRA Stops Vital Drug for Wildlife Care South Africa, Johannesburg, May 2024 – In a recent development, a vital consignment of Yohimbine, a substance essential for preparing antidotes to sedatives used by wildlife veterinarians, was seized and destroyed by Port...
