Tag Archives: Intervet/Schering-Plough

The promised rant against UPS (but not the FDA & Intervet/Schering Plough…yet)

By Edie Jarolim | Published: April 9, 2011
Last week I deferred my desire to rant against various bureaucracies — both governmental and industrial; I’m an equal opportunity ranter — that were keeping Frankie and his diabetes drugs apart in order to provide some background, which I did here. The Search for Insulin Begins This brings us to about three weeks ago when [...]
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I Hate UPS, the FDA and Intervet/Schering-Plough (But Love Doggie Stylish)

By Edie Jarolim | Published: April 3, 2011
Did you ever want to start a rant and then realize you have far too many things to explain in order for people to properly understand what you are ranting about? That’s what  just happened to me. After working up a good head of steam and venting in this post title, I suddenly understood that, [...]
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November is Pet Diabetes Month. Oh, the irony!

By Edie Jarolim | Published: December 5, 2009
[Originally posted November 8, 2009] Via my alert pal Constance B. Riggs, a dietitian who focuses on human diabetes at her excellent Eating Soulfully blog, I just discovered that November is Pet Diabetes Month. I’d always wondered who comes up with those designations and now I know: Drug manufacturers who want people to use their [...]
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The Vetsulin Crisis: Cold Comfort

By Edie Jarolim | Published: December 5, 2009
[originally posted November 4, 2009] On November 2, the Food and Drug Administration published the following notice about the drug that I depend on to regulate Frankie’s diabetes: The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) and Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health are alerting veterinarians and pet owners that Vetsulin®, a porcine insulin zinc [...]
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