Following is the transcript of the Roundtable Discussion on Compounding for the Equine Veterinary Profession sponsored by Luitpold Animal Health and held in New York on Aug. 30. In attendance were Gary White, DVM (Luitpold Pharmaceuticals, who acted as moderator); C. Wayne McIlwraith, BVSc, PhD, FRCVS, Dipl. ACVS, ECVS (representing the American Association of Equine Practitioners); Richard Mitchell, DVM (clinician and equine lameness expert); Joseph Bertone, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVIM; and Robert Stenbom, DVM (Boehringer Ingelheim). Representatives from compounding companies and the FDA were invited, but didn’t attend.

White: I’m Gary White, I’m an Equine practitioner from Sallisaw, Oklahoma. I also own a contract research company and do consulting for pharmaceutical companies and I’ve been in practice for 26 years.

Bertone: I’m Dr. Joe Bertone, Professor of Equine Medicine Western University of Health Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine. I am a member of the AVMA Council on Biologic and Therapeutic Agents representing Equine Practice. I spent five years as a veterinary medical officer at the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine.

Stenbom: I’m Dr. Bob Stenbom, I’m the manager of Equine Professional Services for Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica. I was a practitioner for 14 years prior to coming to industry 11 years ago