Vetinary Drugs Flashcards
What are the 5 different types of vet prescription
NFA VPS
POM V
POM VPS
AVM GSL
Exemption
What is NFA VPS
Medicine for non food animals
Who can supply a NFA VPS
Vet
Pharmacist
Suitable person
What is POM V
Prescription only vet med
who can supply POM V
pharmacist
vet surgeon
what is POM VPS
prescription only medicine that can be oral instead of written if prescriber the same as supplier
who can supply pom VPS
vet surgeon
suitable person
pharmacist
what is AVM GSl
authorised vet med on general sale
What do exempt meds fall under
schedule 6 of the vetinary medicines regulations exemptions for small pet animals
what are the requirements for a vet prescription
prescriber
- name
- address
- telephone
- qualification
- signature
If cd 2 or 3 need rcvs number and declaration for animal use
owner
-name
-address
animal
- name
- address if different to owner
date
Drug
- name
- quantity
- dose
- administration instructions
Time that elapses before animal can be used for food
statement for cascade if used
if prescription repeatable state how many times
how long should a vet prescription be kept for
five years
what is the vetinary medicine cascade
vet meds with marketing authorization should always be checked and used first
but if there is no case then a medicine can be given under the cascade.
what are the steps of the vet med cascade
Meds for animal in whole uk checked first
then for different animal in whole uk or same animal in eu
then for human use
then for specialist manufacture
when labelling what needs to be on there
Prescriber
- name
Owner
- name address
Animal
- ID
Date of supply and expirary
Description of product with dosage instructions
Special storage if needed, warning / withdrawal
“animal treatment only
keep out of reach of children”
When record keeping what do we need to put on the pom register
MEdicine
- name
- quantity
- batch
date of supply
supplier
- name
- address
prescriber
- name
- date
in the priv prescription book or keep relevent info
