L8: Compounding Flashcards
a drug that has a trade name and is protected by a patent(can be produced and sold only
by the company holding the patent)
brand name drug
a bioequivalent version of a drug licensed after patent protection for a brand-name drug expires
and is approved by the FDA
Generic Drug
“traditional” compounding performed by veterinarians and compounding pharmacies
503A compounding
compounding performed only by special outsourcing facilities
503B compounding
the manipulation of FDA approved drugs by a veterinarian or a
pharmacist upon the prescription of a veterinarian to meet the needs of an individual patient that is under his or her care
compounding
what can be used for compounding
FDA approved trade-name and generic drugs
considered ELDU
who can compound
vet or pharmacist under the prescription of a vet
when to compound
to meet the needs of an individual patient
who can you compound for
Patients within a valid Veterinarian-Client-Patient Relationship (VCPR)
means vet knows pet well enough to diagnose and treat medical conditions
are compound drugs equivalent to generic drugs
no
are compounded drugs FDA approved medications
NO, even though formulated from an FDA approved drug
this is because that are NOT tested for:
- efficacy, safety, potency, sterility, dosage, stability
can compounding be used with the goal of making a drug more affordable
no, economics is not a sanctioned reason to choose compounded meds
reasons for compounding
- there are a limited # of FDA approved drugs for the many species and conditions vet treat (ex: exotics)
- to make drugs easier to administer (concentration, route, palatability)
- to make it easier to administer multiple meds
FDA estimates vets write _____ prescriptions for compounded drugs each year
6.3 million
compounding example
what is the benefit of using Buprenorphine ER
provides 72 hours of pain control
allows for long lasting pain control without dispensing opioids
who regulates compounding
- federal gov through the US FDA
- state governments
- state boards of pharmacy have the primary responsibility for the oversight of state licensed pharmacies that compound drugs in accordance w/ the conditions of section 503A of the FDCA
All compounded drugs are subject to the FDCA’s _____ and ______definitions and approval requirements unless they fall under an ________
“new drug”
“new animal drug”
AMDUCA exception
what act permits vets to prescribe extralabel uses of certain approved drugs and approved human drugs for animals under certain conditions
AMDUCA 1994