Veterinary Medicine Flashcards

Flashcards about veterinary medicine

What is veterinary medicine?

Any substance or combination of substances presented as having properties for treating or preventing disease in animals

What are the four categories of veterinary medicines according to the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013?

POM-V, POM-VPS, NFA-VPS, and AVM-GSL

Who is authorised to sell and supply veterinary medicines?

Veterinary surgeons, pharmacists, Registered Qualified People (RQP), and Suitably Qualified People (SQP)

Who can prescribe POM-V medications?(give example)

Veterinary surgeons only, clinical assessment required, supplied from veterinary surgeries or pharmacies, example Loxicom treats arthritis in cats

Who can prescribe or sell POM-VPS medications?(give example)

Veterinary surgeons, pharmacists, or SQPs, example Panacur horse wormer 

What type of animals are NFA-VPS medications for?

Non-food animals (cats, dogs, small rodents, etc.)

Who can prescribe or sell NFA-VPS medications?(give example)

Veterinary surgeons, pharmacists, or SQPs, example advantage for dog fleas

Who can sell AVM-GSL medications?(give example)

Any retailer, example frontline kills cat fleas/ticks

What type of animals are AVM-GSL medications for?

Non-food animals

What is (SAES)?

Small Animals Exemption Scheme

It exempts certain small animal medications (e.g., for cage birds, small rodents, non-food fish) from full testing requirements, allowing them to be sold by any retailer.

What details are required on a veterinary prescription?

Name and address of prescriber, qualifications(MRCVS registration number), telephone number, appropriate date (6 months for a non-CD, 28 days for Schedule 2, 3, and 4 CDs), owner's name and address(and where the animal is kept if this is different),signature of prescriber, animal identification(includes species), product name and quantity, dosage instructions(give instead of take)”as directed illegal, withdrawal period (food producing animals), necessary warnings, appropriate declaration for 'administration under the cascade',CDs - repeatable,CDs - must include direction “the item has been prescribed under the care of the veterinarian” or “prescribed for the treatment of an animal or herd under my care”

How long must POM records be kept?

5 years, but further records are required for food-producing animals

When is it permissible to use a human medicine for treating an animal?

Under the cascade

What details must be included on labels for medicines prescribed under the cascade?

Name of prescriber, owner's name and address, address of the pharmacy, animal identification and species, supply date, product expiry date, name/description of product, active ingredients quantity, dosage, administration instructions, storage conditions, warnings, withdrawal period, phrases 'For animal treatment only' and 'Keep out of reach of children.'

To whom can POM-V and POM-VPS veterinary medicines be advertised?

Only to vets and pharmacists

To whom can NFA-VPS and AVM-GSL veterinary medicines be advertised?

To the public, claims must be accurately taken from product’s SPC,Price lists must not be considered to be adverts,Must contain all products within class ,No product must be promoted over another,Photos can be included, must be UK packaging

Where can you find information about veterinary medicines?

VMD (Veterinary Medicines Directorate) and NOAH

What are the legal requirements for pharmacists selling POM-VPS and NFA-VPS medicines?

Advise on safe use, warnings, and contraindications; ensure correct use and competence of recipient; prescribe the minimum quantity; and not sell human medicines unless under the cascade. Pharmacist must be physically present unless a competent person is authorised.

What is prohibited under the Veterinary Surgeons’ Act 1966 regarding pharmacist recommendations?

Pharmacists cannot diagnose except simple parasitic infestations.

Supporting human patients

Allergies

Bites

Zoonotic diseases

Requirements for Records (Receipt or Supply)

medicine name, date of receipt or supply, batch number, quantity, the name and address of the supplier, POM register/documents (later only if full details on the document) ,Can be electronic

 asthmatic horse

 Fluticasone

depressed and epileptic parrot

 Paroxetine (phenobarbital)

myasthenia gravis in horses

 Mestinon (pyridostigmine bromide)

dog nasal spray

Desmopressin

horse painkiller

Paracetamol

cat eye drops

FML (fluorometholone)

colic in a dog

Paediatric Kaolin mixture

eye drops for a cat (use if animal ones had fail)

 Chloramphenicol

Labelling for medicines not prescribed under the cascade

-no legal obligation for a label

-The Royal Pharmaceutical Society recommend dispensing label is generated for all veterinary medicines