Avoiding Medication Errors
Learn about the most common causes for medication errors, five useful tips for avoiding these errors, and some stories from the field.
Community pharmacies are playing an increasing role in animal health care and will continue to do so. This information can assist you in discussing prescriptions with your clients and pharmacists, and includes suggestions for helping to prevent medication errors at the pharmacy.
Learn about the most common causes for medication errors, five useful tips for avoiding these errors, and some stories from the field.
The Animal Medicinal Drug Use Clarification Act (AMDUCA) permits veterinarians to prescribe extra-label uses of certain approved new animal drugs and approved human drugs for animals under certain conditions.
Current and resolved drug shortages and discontinuations reported to FDA.
The most effective way to send a message to retail pharmacists that it is not okay to change veterinary prescriptions is to lodge a complaint against a pharmacist who strays from his or her laws.
All drugs used by a veterinary facility must be acquired from a supplier that is registered with the Oregon Board of Pharmacy. As part of your Self-Inspection Checklist, you must provide the OVMEB with the names of each supplier along with that company’s license with the OBOP.
This handout for your clients highlights what they can do to ensure better health for their animal with regard to medications.
Wondering how to dispose of your clinic's unneeded or expired medications?
The new Minimum Standards for Veterinary Drugs, adopted by the Oregon Veterinary Medical Examining Board in 2020, require facilities to have written policies and procedures on the procurement and management of drugs. In addition, they must be readily retrievable if requested by the OVMEB during an inspection of the facility.
Answers to commonly asked questions about prescriptions and medications.
You are required by the Veterinary Practice Act to provide, upon request, a prescription to be filled outside of the practice at a pharmacy outlet of the client's choosing. This includes a brick-and-mortar or online pharmacy.