A veterinarian examines a healthy animal beside a medicine bottle, illustrating a UAE rule on veterinary antibiotics.

الإِمَارَاتُ تَحْظُرُ مُضَادًّا حَيَوِيًّا لِلْحَيَوَانَاتِ

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أَعْلَنَتْ مُؤَسَّسَةُ الْإِمَارَاتِ لِلْدَّوَاءِ أَنَّ الدَّوْلَةَ سَتَحْظُرُ اسْتِخْدَامَ سِيبْرُوفْلُوكْسَاسِين فِي الطِّبِّ الْبَيْطَرِيِّ، اعْتِبَارًا مِنَ الْأَوَّلِ مِنْ نُوفَمْبَرَ ٢٠٢٦. وَيَشْمَلُ الْقَرَارُ الْأَدْوِيَةَ الْبَيْطَرِيَّةَ وَالْمَوَادَّ الْخَامَ الَّتِي تَحْتَوِي عَلَى هٰذِهِ الْمَادَّةِ.

يُسْتَخْدَمُ سِيبْرُوفْلُوكْسَاسِين لِعِلَاجِ بَعْضِ الْعَدْوَى الْبَكْتِيرِيَّةِ. وَتَقُولُ الْمُؤَسَّسَةُ إِنَّ اسْتِخْدَامَهُ بِطَرِيقَةٍ غَيْرِ مُنَاسِبَةٍ لِلْحَيَوَانَاتِ قَدْ يُسَاعِدُ الْبَكْتِيرِيَا عَلَى مُقَاوَمَةِ الدَّوَاءِ. وَقَدْ يَجْعَلُ ذٰلِكَ بَعْضَ الْعِلَاجَاتِ أَقَلَّ فَاعِلِيَّةً لِلنَّاسِ.

وَجَاءَ الْقَرَارُ بَعْدَ تَقْيِيمٍ عِلْمِيٍّ لِلْبَيَانَاتِ الْمُتَعَلِّقَةِ بِمُقَاوَمَةِ مُضَادَّاتِ الْمِيكْرُوبَاتِ، وَمِنْهَا دِرَاسَاتٌ قَدَّمَتْهَا جَامِعَةُ الْإِمَارَاتِ الْعَرَبِيَّةِ الْمُتَّحِدَةِ. وَيَشْمَلُ الْحَظْرُ تِسْعَةَ مُنْتَجَاتٍ: ثَمَانِيَةً مُسْتَوْرَدَةً وَوَاحِدًا مُسَجَّلًا مَحَلِّيًّا.

وَطَلَبَتِ الْمُؤَسَّسَةُ مِنَ الْمُنْشَآتِ الْمَعْنِيَّةِ وَقْفَ تَصْنِيعِ هٰذِهِ الْمُنْتَجَاتِ وَاسْتِيرَادِهَا وَتَوْرِيدِهَا، وَسَحْبَ الْمَخْزُونِ مِنَ السُّوقِ قَبْلَ بَدْءِ الْحَظْرِ. وَيَجِبُ التَّعَامُلُ مَعَ مَا يَبْقَى مِنْهُ بِإِعَادَةِ تَصْدِيرِهِ أَوِ التَّخَلُّصِ مِنْهُ وَفْقَ الْإِجْرَاءَاتِ الْمُعْتَمَدَةِ. وَسَتُعِدُّ الْمُؤَسَّسَةُ خُطَّةً لِمُتَابَعَةِ الِالْتِزَامِ بِالْقَرَارِ.

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UAE Bans an Antibiotic for Veterinary Use

The Emirates Drug Establishment announced that the country will prohibit the use of ciprofloxacin in veterinary medicine starting November 1, 2026. The decision covers veterinary medicines and raw materials containing the substance.

Ciprofloxacin is used to treat some bacterial infections. The establishment says that using it improperly in animals may help bacteria resist the drug. This may make some treatments less effective for people.

The decision followed a scientific assessment of data related to antimicrobial resistance, including studies submitted by the United Arab Emirates University. The ban covers nine products: eight imported and one registered locally.

The establishment asked the relevant businesses to stop manufacturing, importing, and supplying these products, and to withdraw existing stocks from the market before the ban begins. Any remaining stock must be re-exported or disposed of according to approved procedures. The establishment will prepare a plan to monitor compliance.

Key Vocabulary

Arabic Part of speech English
يَحْظُرُ verb prohibit; ban
بَيْطَرِيٌّ adjective veterinary
عَدْوَى noun infection
مُقَاوَمَةٌ noun resistance
فَاعِلِيَّةٌ noun effectiveness
تَقْيِيمٌ noun assessment
مَخْزُونٌ noun stock; inventory
مُنْشَأَةٌ noun establishment; business
الِالْتِزَامُ noun compliance
إِجْرَاءَاتٌ noun procedures

Sources

  1. The National: UAE bans veterinary use of antibiotic in bid to tackle drug resistance
  2. Sharjah 24, republished by Gulf Channels: الإمارات للدواء تحظر استخدام سيبروفلوكساسين في القطاع البيطري

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