A few facts and figures on animal medicines use in Europe
Sales of animal health products in Europe by product category
Source: CEESA
Decrease in animal antibiotic use across Europe
Source: European Medicines Agency, https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/news/2011-2020-more-40-decrease-sales-antimicrobials-use-animals
More than 50% decreases of antimicrobial sales in major livestock-producing countries across Europe
Sources: ESVAC Belgium trends report, ESVAC Poland trends report UK Veterinary Medicines Directorate, ESVAC Italy trends report, ESVAC France trends report, ESVAC Germany trends report, ESVAC Netherlands trends report, ESVAC Spain trends report
Decrease in use of EMA priority veterinary antimicrobial classes* since 2011
*AMEG category B: EMA/AMEG 2019, Categorisation of antibiotics in the European Union
Sales of antimicrobial active substances by antimicrobial class as percentages of the total sales
Classed as medically important by Antimicrobial Advice Ad Hoc Expert Group (AMEG) and adopted by both EMA’s veterinary medicines committee (CVMP) and human medicines committee (CHMP)
Source: European Medicines Agency