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# Meeting on Ranking Animal Antimicrobial Drugs
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/meeting-on-ranking-animal-antimicrobial-drugs/
- Published: 2020-10-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T16:32:09.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: FDA Policy/General, #legacy-id-D5147850

*Federal Register* notice: FDA has announced an 11/16 virtual public meeting entitled “Potential Approach for Ranking of Antimicrobial Drugs According to Their Importance in Human Medicine: A Risk Management Tool for Antimicrobial New Animal Drugs.” The meeting is intended to obtain early input from the public on a potential revised approach for considering the human medical importance of antimicrobial new animal drugs when assessing and managing the antimicrobial resistance risks associated with their use in animals. FDA is also seeking public input on a potential revised process for ranking antimicrobials according to their relative importance in human medicine, on the potential criteria for their ranking, and on the resulting ranked list of antimicrobial drugs. A concept paper describing this potential revised process will be made available for discussion at the public meeting. To view the notice, click [here](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-10-13/pdf/2020-22581.pdf?ref=fdaweb.com).