KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry has agreed to the listing of all polymyxins as prohibited substances in all veterinary medicines for all target species, except for veterinary medicines containing Polymyxin B in topical preparation forms.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the decision was made at the 381st Drug Control Authority (DCA) Meeting on Feb 2 as a step to reduce the risk of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) to polymyxins.
