Clinical Pharmacy
The clinical pharmacy service is proud to be part of a team of veterinary professionals that is dedicated to providing the best veterinary care possible.
A vital part of top-quality, evidence-based veterinary care is providing medications that are the safest and most effective possible.
The wealth and complexity of medications used by veterinary practices is constantly increasing. In recent years, veterinary medicine has advanced the level of care provided to patients by using cutting-edge technology and state-of-the-art medications not previously used in veterinary patients. In doing so, veterinarians are now providing unparalleled service to those patients who need it most, as well as managing complex medical cases like never before.
Today, patients have a better chance than ever to make recoveries and lead long, quality lives. Our clinical pharmacy service is committed to providing quality medication services, teaching future pharmacists and veterinarians, and conducting pertinent clinical research.
Pharmacy Services Available 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
Pharmacy Services Available 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
Pharmacists in Veterinary Medicine
Pharmacists actively participate in the care of human patients; however they rarely practice in veterinary clinics. Traditionally, pharmacists provided only auxiliary services to veterinarians and veterinary practices as a small part of their pharmacy services.
The Clinical Pharmacy Service is committed to the exclusive care and well-being of veterinary patients.