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Article: FDA: FDA approves first behavioral drugs for dogs.
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- M2 Presswire
- Article date:
- January 6, 1999
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M2 PRESSWIRE-6 January 1999-FDA: FDA approves first behavioral drugs for dogs (C)1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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FDA has approved two drugs to treat two different behavioral problems affecting some dogs -- Clomicalm Tablets (clomipramine hydrochloride) to be used as part of a comprehensive behavioral management program to treat separation anxiety in dogs greater than six months of age, and Anipryl Tablets (selegiline hydrochloride, L-deprenyl hydrochloride) to control the clinical signs associated with canine Cognitive Dysfunction Syndrome (CDS).
Separation anxiety is a complex behavior disorder displayed when the owner or someone ...