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Responding to medetomidine: Clinical and public health needs
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“The burgeoning medetomidine overdose crisis demands coordinated actions from clinicians, public health agencies, and policymakers. The tools for an effective response are within reach: developing medetomidine-specific clinical guidelines, expanding epidemiological surveillance, and fostering multi-sectoral collaborations. However, their success hinges upon our collective resolve to implement them. At this critical juncture, we have an opportunity to act proactively—the question is whether we will act with the urgency the crisis demands.” (p. 2)
Full citation:
Zhu DT, Palamar JJ (2025).
Responding to medetomidine: Clinical and public health needs
Lancet Regional Health - Americas, 44, 101053. doi: 10.1016/j.lana.2025.101053. PMCID: PMC11930164.