Vet Pharmacy Flashcards

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What is a VMP?

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Any substance or combination of substances presented as having properties for treating or preventing disease in animals or those with a view to either be resorting, correcting or modifying physiological function by entering a pharmacological, immunological or metabolic action, or to making a medical diagnosis

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Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966

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Defines who can diagnose and treat animals and defines veterinary terms
-set standards for vet education and regulates professional conduct

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Regulatory bodies of Vet

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Royal body of veterinary surgeons and animals medicines training regulatory authority
RCVS and AMTRA

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RCVS

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  • statutory regulator for UK vet profession

- maintains a register of vet surgeons edible to practice in uk

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AMTRA

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  • Independent regulatory body; the professional regulator for suitably qualified persons
  • under vet med regulations-body appointed by secretary of state to keep register of SQP
  • to ensure prescription and supply of vet/pharmacist/suitability qualified person animal medicines in uk is undertaken in a responsible manner
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SQP

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-professionally qualified animal med advisors who are entitled to prescribe or supply certain vet med in UK

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Vet med legislation evolution

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Vet Med Regulation 2013: set out ?UK? controls on vet meds, including manufacture, advertising, marketing, supply and administration

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Veterinary Medicines Directorate

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-promotes and protects animal health, public health and the environment, by assuring safety, quality and efficacy of vet meds.

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Vet Products Committee

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  • provides scientific advice on any aspect of vet medicinal products and specific feed additives
  • provides advice on specific issues relating to marketing authorisations
  • considers reports of suspected adverse reactions to vet meds
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What are the categories of vet meds

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-POM-V (Prescription only medicines-vet)
-POM-VPS (Prescription only medicines-vet, pharmacist, SQP)
-NFS-VPS (Non-food producing animal-vet, pharmacist, SQP)
-AVM-GSL (Authorised veterinary medicine-general sales list)
-SAES (Small animal exemption scheme)
Unauthorised Veterinary medicine

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1) POM V

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  • POMs that can only be prescribed by vet surgeons
  • Can be supplied by a vet surgeon or a pharmacist with a written prescription
  • For CDs, must carry a declaration by vet stating that the med is prescribed for an animal or herd under his or her care
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POM-VPS

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  • POM prescribed and supplied by vet, pharmacist or SQP
  • Prescriber can give oral or written prescription before supplying product
  • written prescription is only required if supplier is not prescriber
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NFA-VPS

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  • medicines for non food animals that can be supplied by vet, pharm or SQP
  • written prescription is not required
  • good practice requirement to keep records or meds received or supplied
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AVM-GSL

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May be supplied by any retailer without any restrictions or precision or advice
-pet shops, supermarkets or online

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Sale of NFA-VPS and POM-VPS

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Legal requirement for pharmacists supplying NFA-VPS meds or prescribing POMS VPS meds to:

  • advise on the safe use of the product
  • advise on any warnings or contra-indications
  • be satisfied that the person using it is competent to use it and intends to use it for an authorised use
  • not supply more than the minimum amount needed for treatment
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Physical presence of a pharmacist

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-Relating to POM-V, POM-VPS and NFA-VPS
Pharmacist must be present when handing out medicines
-Unless the transaction has been individually authorised in advanced by a pharmacist and the person handing out the medicine is judged to be competent
-Supply of the product must be from a registered pharmacy premises or premises which are registered under the latest Veterinary Medicines Regulations

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What happens when there isn’t a suitable licensed vet med on market?

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  • unlawful to supply a human med against a vet rx unless
  • prescribed using vet cascade by a vet surgeon
  • specifically states that it is ‘for admin under cascade or similar’
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Vet Cascade

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1) supply a licensed vet med
2) supply an existing vet med that is not specifically for species or indication \
3) licensed human med to ne considered
4) extemporaneous or special to be considered §

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What does POM-V, POM-VPS and medicines supplied under the veterinary cascade, a valid prescription need

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  • name, address, telephone number, qualification and signature of prescriber
  • for Schedule 2 or 3 drugs, must include vets RCVS reg number, a declaration that “item has been prescribed for an animal or her under their care” and usual CD prescription requirements apply
  • name and address of owner
  • identification and species of animal and it’s address if its diff to owners
  • RX valid for 6 months (28 days for CD 2, 3 , 4)
  • name, quantity, dose and admin instruction (must be specific) of the required med
  • any necessary warnings and if relevant the withdrawal period
  • where appropriate, a statement highlighting that med is prescribed under vet cascade
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Vet RX for CD

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  • no standardised forms (doesn’t have to be FP10PCD)
  • retain vet prescription for 5 year
  • no requirement to submit CD rx to relevant NHS agency
  • for all CD, good practice to prescribe only for 28 days worth of treatment unless situations of long term
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Dispensing Labelling

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  • If med is not prescribed under cascade no dispensing label is needed. However, good practice to dispense with dispensing label
  • when supplied by a pharmacy for use under cascade, labelling requirements apply, unless they already appear on the packaging and are not obscured by dispensing label
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Dispensing label requirements

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  • Name of prescriber
  • Name and address of animal owner
  • Name and address of the pharmacy
  • Identification of species
  • date of supply
  • expiry date
  • name of product
  • product quantity
  • dosage and admin instruction
  • appropriate, special storage instructions
  • necessary warnings
  • where applicable withdrawn period
  • “for animal treatment only”
  • “keep out of reach of children”
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Record Keeping

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Record must be kept for POM v and POM VPS

  • name of med
  • date of receipt or supply
  • batch number
  • quantity
  • name of address of supplier
  • name and address of prescriber
  • keep copy of rx
  • entry must be made same day or next day
  • keep 5 years
  • pharmacist must undertake annual audit
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Record keeping under the cascade

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Make record as for private RX

  • Date
  • Date on Script
  • Name and address of prescriber
  • Name of drug
  • Quantity

Good Practice
-Batch number

  • Reference number
  • Directions
  • Species and identify of animal.