THE MINOR USE ANIMAL DRUG PROGRAM
The National Research Support Project No. 7 (NRSP-7) is designed to address the shortage of minor use animal drugs by funding and overseeing the efficacy, animal safety, and human food safety research and environmental assessment required for drug approval. The scope of the program includes animals of agricultural importance and generally excludes companion animals.
The program coordinates with animal producers, drug manufacturers, FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM), The U.S. Department of Agriculture/Cooperative Research, Education, and Extension Service (USDA/CSREES), other government agencies, universities, State Agricultural Experiment Stations, and veterinary schools to get the job done.
In addition to funding research, NRSP-7 periodically holds special workshops, and to provide a forum for exchange of ideas among minor species producers, drug manufacturers, researchers, and government agencies on approaches to disease problems and drug priorities.
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