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Legislation Flashcards

1
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One health

A

To protect public health
Control and prevent disease

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Legislation

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Veterinary medicines regulations act 2013
Misuse of drugs act 1971
Hazardous waste regulations 2005
Control of substance hazardous to health (COSHH) 2002

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3
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Regulatory bodies

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Department for environment, food and rural affairs(defra)
The veterinary medicine decorate (vmd)
Royal college of veterinary surgeons rcvs

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4
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Veterinary medicine regulations

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2013

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Animal medicines training regulatory authority (Amtra)

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Regulating practicing registered animal medicine advisors (ramas)

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6
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Pom-v

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Prescription only medication
Prescribed by a vs

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Pom-vps

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Prescription only by vs, Rama or pharmacist

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Nfa- vps

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Non-food animal, vs, pharmacist or Rama

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Avm-gsl

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Authorised veterinary medicine, supplied by any retailer

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10
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Controlled drugs

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Harmful drugs that hold potential for misuse and illness

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Schedule 1

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Little therapeutic value, high potential for misuse, only used for research purposes in veterinary medicine
(Recreational drugs, illegal)

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Schedule 2

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High potential for abuse, use is strictly controlled (morphine, ketamine)

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Schedule 3

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High potential for abuse, use is controlled. (Tramadol, midazolam)

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Schedule 4

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Some potential for abuse (diazepam, chronic gonadotropin)

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Schedule 5

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Some potential for abuse (paracetamol, codeine)

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16
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Prescription for 28 days

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Schedule 3,4,5

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17
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Prescription for 6 months

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Schedule 5

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18
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Rama

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Registered animal medicine advisor

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19
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Marketing authorisation (ma)

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To gain a ma under go: pharmacological test
Toxicological test
Clinical trails

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20
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Prescribing

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Advise/authorise use of a medicine for someone in writing

21
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Dispensing

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Make up and give out medicine

22
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No- repeat drugs

A

Schedule 2 and 3

23
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The prescribing cassade

A

Record keeping, medications prescribed by vs must be kept for 5 years

24
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Grams to mg

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Grams x 1000

25
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Litres to ml

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Litres x 1000

26
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Ml to litres

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Ml / 1000

27
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Mg to grams

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Mg / 1000

28
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% to mg/ml

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% x 10

29
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Body weight x does rate /

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/ concentration of drug

30
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If a drug needs reconstitution with sterile water

A

You / by how much sterile water
( 600mg / 6ml water) = 100 mg/ml

31
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Order of pharmacokinetics

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Absorption
Disruption
Metabolism
Elimination

32
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Absorption

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Starts when the drug is administered, administer ion route will effect bioavailability

33
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First past effect

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Meds taken orally- passing threw gi tract to be absorbed into the circulation

34
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Distribution

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Drug enters systemic circulation

35
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Prevention of distribution

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Blood Brian barrier- lipid barrier

36
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Redistribution

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Tissues redistribute back into circulation

37
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Metabolism

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2 phases
1: metabolite
2; hydrophilic inactive conjugate

38
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Elimination / excretion

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Drugs and metabolites are removed from the body

39
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Half life

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Amount of time for concentration of drug to decrease by 50% due to metabolism and elimination

40
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Why is half life important

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Tell administors wether they need to repeat doses

41
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Elimination steady state

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When rate of administration is equal to the rate elimination

42
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Loading does

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Giving higher than normal as takes longer to get to therapeutic steady state

43
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Needs to Classification a drug

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How they achieve effect on body
Which body system do they act upon

44
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Drugs that act on the heart

A

Positive intropes
Sympathomimetic agents

45
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Drugs that act on the blood vessels

A

Vasodilators
Vasoconstrictors

46
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Drugs that act on the blood coagulation system

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Anticoagulants
Haemostatics

47
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Drugs that act on the kidney

A

Diuretics

48
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Name legislation that sets out the requirements for sale storage and use of veterinary medicines in the UK 

A

Veterinary medicines regulations 2013

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