Aspirin

There is no legal pathway to use aspirin, acetylsalicylic acid, or sodium salicylate in swine.

Under the Animal Medicinal Drug Use Clarification Act (AMDUCA), veterinarians may use only FDA-approved human or animal drug in food-producing species under specific conditions in an extralabel manner. The extralabel use of unapproved drugs in food-producing species is prohibited. 

All FDA-approved animal products are required to carry one of the following statements on the label:

     “Approved by FDA under NADA # XXX-XXX” (for brand name animal drugs), or 

     “Approved by FDA under ANADA # XXX-XXX” (for generic animal drugs).

Aspirin and Sodium Salicylate Use in Swine – Webinar Recording Available (November 20, 2024)

• Webinar video recording
• Webinar audio mp3 recording for download

Guidance Regarding Use of Aspirin Products in Lactating Dairy Cattle (October 24, 2024)

Executive Committee Discussion with FDA – Notes (November 4, 2024)

More Resources: 

Extra-label Drug Use (AMDUCA)

FDA AMDUCA website — Resource information from the FDA regarding AMDUCA.

AMDUCA and Extra-label Drug Use in Swine — A brochure providing an algorithm for the use of drugs in an extra-label manner and describing additional restrictions for the extra-label use of cephalosporins and fluoroquinolones.

AVMA: Extralabel Drug Use (ELDU) Algorithm — An online algorithm.

AMDUCA Revisited — JSHAP article describing AMDUCA in swine medicine.