Veterinary medicines

Question 1

Describe the classifications of veterinary medicine

Answer 1

1. POM-V (Prescription only medicines-vet)
2. POM-VPS (Prescription only medicines-vet, pharmacist, SQP)
3. NFS-VPS (Non-food producing animal-vet, pharmacist, SQP)
4. AVM-GSL (Authorised veterinary medicine-general sales list): supplied by any retailer without advice or restrictions
5. SAES (Small animal exemption scheme)
6. Unauthorised Veterinary medicine

Question 2

Describe the veterinary cascade

Answer 2

• A legislation which allows veterinarias to prescribe unautharised medicines under certain circumstances to treat animals

Question 3

Describe labelling and record-keeping requirements relating to veterinary medicines

Question 4

Define veterinary medicinal product

Answer 4

Any substance or combination of substances presented as having properties for treating or preventing animal diseases

Question 5

Veterinary prescription for CDs

Answer 5

No standardised forms (doesn’t have to be an FP10PCD)
Retain veterinary prescriptions for 5 year
No requirement to submit CD prescriptions to the relevant NHS agency
For all CDs, good practice to prescribe for only 28 days worth of treatment unless situations of long term ongoing medication

Question 6

Veterinary prescription requirements

Answer 6

Name and address of the owner
Identification and species of the animal and its address (if different from the owners)
Date: Rx valid for 6 months (28 days for schedule 2, 3 and 4 CDs)
Name, quantity, dose and administration instructions (must be specific) of the required medicines
Any necessary warnings and if relevant the withdrawal period
Where appropriate, a statement highlighting that the medicine is prescribed under the veterinary cascade
Wording “It is an offence under the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013 for a person to alter a written prescription unless authorised to do so by the person who signed it”;

Question 7

Dispensing label requirements for veterinary med

Answer 7

• Unless cascade no label is required by law, good practise to make one

Question 8

Record keeping for vet med

Answer 8

Question 9

Making a vet entry

Answer 9