For Veterinarians
As a benefit to veterinarians, the clinical pharmacy service will offer consultations, information and services in areas such as:
Drug administration:
- Patient-specific information on how to administer drugs, appropriate routes of administration, dosing frequency, relative cost, comparable efficacy, and monitoring parameters
- Patient-specific information on how to administer drugs, appropriate routes of administration, dosing frequency, relative cost, comparable efficacy, and monitoring parameters
Drug of choice/infectious disease:
- Information on documented and alternative drug therapies for a given disease state and guidance on empiric and chronic infectious disease management
- Information on documented and alternative drug therapies for a given disease state and guidance on empiric and chronic infectious disease management
Drug interactions:
- Potential or probable drug-drug, drug-food, or drug-disease state interactions
- Potential or probable drug-drug, drug-food, or drug-disease state interactions
Adverse events:
- Guidance on adverse event reporting and monitoring parameters including information on how, where and what to report
- Guidance on adverse event reporting and monitoring parameters including information on how, where and what to report
Laws and regulations:
- Evaluation of legal aspects of administering, dispensing and managing drugs in a veterinary practice
For Pet Owners:
In conjunction with a primary care veterinarian, referring veterinarian or veterinary specialist, the clinical pharmacy program can offer the following services:
- General drug therapy consultations
- Product availability and drug sourcing consultations
- Drug administration advice
- Drug interaction and compatibility consultations
- Drug identification n Medication-related news and events