VetGram Glossary of Terms

Additional Withdrawal	At times an approval can have different dose levels of administration and depending on the level there could be different withdrawal times. The lowest and highest withdrawal times are given and then the differences in the appropriate field are documented (eg. Indications, Directions, or FurtherInfo).
CFR	The Code of Federal Regulations codifies the regulations listing drug approvals that have been announced in the Federal Register. The codification combines amendments into the actual full wording of the regulation.
Data Retrieval Page	This page is produced when you make your specific selection(s) from one of the six search options. What is displayed depends on the search method chosen, and the criteria you entered. From here you can select a particular drug and see it's details, such as Withdrawal Times, Indications, Route, etc.
Drug Detail Page	This is the "compendium" page for the drug you've selected from the Data Retrieval Page. It lists all the details .Farad provides for the drug selected, such as Status, Route of Administration, Dosage Form, and Warnings as well as Specie Specific information such as Withdrawal time, Indications, Directions, and references.
Dosage Form	The form the drug is available (eg. Tablets, Injection, Premix, etc.)
Drug Classification	This is a five character alpha-numeric code used by the Veterans Administration [VA] in the USA to classify drug products by their primary clinical role. In the FARAD database ingredients and products are classified as to their significant class and can have more than one code assigned.
Federal Register	This is the citation in the federal register for the NADA. It can be details of the initial approval, changes in that approval, changes in manufacturer and any special information that the FDA makes public. All formal decisions of the FDA are announced in the federal register that is published by the Government printer on a daily basis. Notices of drug approvals are incorporated into actual regulations, which are grouped or codified annually in the CFR.
Food Animal	An animal that produces food for human consumption [meat, offal, milk and eggs].
Further Information	These are special limitations or precautions cited for this particular species in the NADA approval and that are not a general precaution to the drug itself ( eg. Do not use in female dairy cows 20 weeks or older).

Indications	Information specific to the diseases or condition being treated. These can be extremely specific, ex. a specific bacterium in that particular species.
Key Phrase	The key phrase can be the beginning of or any part of the word you are searching for. For example, if you search for "UpJohn" under Manufacturers, you will retrieve a list for "Pharmacia & Upjohn, Co."
Meat Withdrawal	This is the withdrawal time assigned in the NADA approval for that particular species. Meat Withdrawal is usually given in days. See Additional Withdrawal above.
Milk Withdrawal	This is the milk discard time assigned to the drug by the FDA. Milk Withdrawal us usually given in hours.
N/V	Found under the Withdrawal Time: No value was ever given in the CFR. An example of this would be the fact that there is no Milk Withdrawal time for Turkeys, therefore, a Milk Withdrawal value of "N/V". This is not to be confused with the value of "Zero".
OTC	The drug is available over the counter.
Route	The is the route of administration cited in the FDA approval. It can be intravenous, intramuscularly, subcutaneous, oral, topically, etc.
RX	The drug is available by prescription only
Warnings	This field indicates any limitations that are general to the product as a whole and are not limited to species specific. (Eg. Use as the sole source of organic arsenic).
Zero	Found under the Withdrawal Time: A withdrawal time of 0 (Zero) was given in the CFR.