Labtest Flashcards
(44 cards)
Give the three different drug name categories and when they’re used
- chemical name (rarely used on prescriptions)
- approved name (used for official/prepared medicines in prescription and pharmacopea)
- licensed/brand name (used for prescribing authorized medicines)
When do you have to write inscription and subscription in numbers AND letters?
When prescribing schedule 2 or 3 drugs
What was decided since 2015 for special requirements?
It must be written indelible or computer generated and the signature must be in ink or electronic prescription form
What is not allowed for prescription of schedule 2 and 3 drugs?
“Take as required”
No latinization or abbreviation is allowed
What happens if the S2/S3 prescription does not follow the requirements?
The pharmacist is not allowed to dispense the medication, as it is not valid
How long is the S2/S3 prescription valid?
28 days
How many repeats of S2/S3 drugs?
Zero repeats
How long is S4 prescriptions valid?
28 days
How long are S5 prescriptions valid?
6 months
Which S3 drug differs from the others concerning the rules?
Buphrenorphine
What must the label of dispensed medicines contain?
Name and address of owner and veterinarian
Date of dispensing
Topical use only
Relevant WP
Whether the product contains hexachlorophene, aspirin
What is MFS (2013) and who do they apply to?
Medicated feeding stuff prescriptions
They apply to anyone who incorporates a medicated product in an animal feeding stuff
Any mixture of a VMP/s and feedingstuff which is ready prepared for supply and
intended to be fed to animals without further processing.
Who do MFS not apply to?
Companion animal owners administering a medicinal product mixed in the feed or a farmer ‘top dressing’ feed or medicating via drinking water.
What do all manufacturers and distributors who add medicines to feed have to do?
Register with the royal pharmaceutical society of GB (RPSGB) or DARD for NI
Basic requirements for MFS prescription
Three copies: compounder, farmer and veterinarian
Valid for 3 months or shorter
According to data sheet recommendations
May be incorporated into feed by a registered person only if product has relevant product license or animal test certificate (ATC)
Medicinal products must be licensed for in-feed use
Must be sufficient for only one course of treatment
An MFS is required if they are to be incorporated in any way not in accordance with the product license
MFS prescription should include:
• the name and address of the person prescribing the product
• the qualifications enabling the person to prescribe the
product
• the name and address of the keeper of the animals to be treated
• the species of animal, identification and number of the animals
• the premises at which the animals are kept if this is different from the address of the keeper
• the date of the prescription
• the signature or other authentication of the person
prescribing the product
• the name and amount of the product prescribed
• the dosage and administration instructions
any necessary warnings;
• the withdrawal period;
• the manufacturer or the distributor of the feedingstuffs (who must be approved for the purpose);
• if the validity exceeds one month, a statement that not more than 31 days’ supply may be provided at any time;
• the name, type and quantity of feedingstuffs to be used;
• the inclusion rate of the veterinary medicinal product and
the resulting inclusion rate of the active substance;
• any special instructions;
• the percentage of the prescribed feedingstuffs to be added to the daily ration; and
• if it is prescribed under the cascade, a statement to that effect.
Dosage form: powder for external use
Talcum powder, sparsorium
Usage reduced
Active substances: ab, antiseptics, antimycotics, ectoparasiticides
Binders: talcum, zinc oxide etc.
What is negative about powder for external use
Watery wounds can give granulation/Fibrosis etc
May cause overstimulation of the wound
Dosage form: powder for internal use
Administration and categories
Pulvis, -eris Administration: per os (oral) Categories: Water-soluble powder (drinking water) Powder for in-feed use Powder for oral solution and suspension For direct administration: capsule
Dosage form: powder for internal use
Composition
Active substance
Binder: lactose, sorbit, glucose, bran/cereal flour (all water-soluble)
Dosage form: powder for internal use
Powder division
Small animal medicine, drugs with low therapeutic index
Dividation: a+b+c = abc then divide into doses
Dispension: a+b+c= one dose
Dosage form: granules usage
Granulatum
Usage:
farm animals: mixed in feed or drinking water
small animals, human: for solution or mixed in feed
Dosage form: granules
Composition
Active substance
Binder (saccharose, lactose)
Adhesive (purified water, ethanol, methylcellulose (GEL)
Coating if needed (biphasic formulation)
Medicated premix
MFS
