Medication

Question 1

What are three routes of administering medication?

Answer 1

Enteral
Parenteral
Topical

Question 2

What is the enteral route of administration?

Answer 2

The delivery of medication or nutrients directly into the gastrointestinal tract

Question 3

What are some examples of enteral administration?

Answer 3

Oral
Sublingual
Nasal
Gastric
Rectal

Question 4

What are the advantages of applying medication enterally?

Answer 4

Less painful
Can give it by food (which means anyone can do it)
Quick and easy
Less invasive for the animal

Question 5

What are the disadvantages of applying medication enterally?

Answer 5

Can be difficult to administer
Won’t be absorbed as quickly
Can be unreliable
Vomiting causes the medication to be unreliable

Question 6

What is the parenteral route of administration?

Answer 6

The delivery of medication directly into the body through injections, bypassing the digestive system

Question 7

What are some examples of parenteral administration?

Answer 7

Intravenous
Intramuscular
Subcutaneous

Question 8

What does intravenous mean?

Answer 8

Injected into a vein

Question 9

What does intramuscular mean?

Answer 9

Injected into a muscle

Question 10

What does subcutaneous mean?

Answer 10

Under the skin

Question 11

What are the advantages of applying medication intravenously?

Answer 11

Fastest distribution

Question 12

What are the disadvantages of applying medication intravenously?

Answer 12

Requires a sterile environment
Irritant if accidentally injected around the vein (blowing)
Requires special restraint technique
Can be difficult with difficult animals

Question 13

What are the advantages of applying medication intramuscularly?

Answer 13

Drug is absorbed very quickly
Easier than intravenous injection

Question 14

What are the disadvantages of applying medication intramuscularly?

Answer 14

Painful for the animal

Question 15

What are the advantages of applying medication subcutaneously?

Answer 15

Rarely painful
Larger volumes of a drug can be injected this way

Question 16

What are the disadvantages of applying medication subcutaneously?

Answer 16

Slower acting
Can cause skin irritations

Question 17

What is the topical route of administration?

Answer 17

The application of a medication or substance directly to a specific area of the body

Question 18

What are the advantages of applying medication topically?

Answer 18

Simple and easy

Question 19

What are the disadvantages of applying medication topically?

Answer 19

Limited applications
Animal can lick it off
Short expiry date

Question 20

What should be written on a drug administration form?

Answer 20

Dosage
Time
Batch number
Expiry date

Question 21

What are the different distribution channels?

Answer 21

POM-V
POM-VPS
AVM-GSL
NFA-VPS

Question 22

What does POM-V stand for?

Answer 22

Prescription Only Medication-Veterinarian

Question 23

What does POM-V mean?

Answer 23

Drugs under this category can only be prescribed and supplied by a qualified veterinarian

Question 24

What does POM-VPS stand for?

Answer 24

Prescription Only Medication-Veterinarian, Pharmacist or Suitable Qualified Person

Question 25

What does POM-VPS mean?

Answer 25

Drugs under this category must be prescribed by a veterinarian but can be supplied by a pharmacist and a suitably qualified person as well as a veterinarian

Question 26

What does NFA-VPS stand for?

Answer 26

Non-food Animal-Veterinarian, Pharmacist and Suitably Qualified Person

Question 27

What does NFA-VPS mean?

Answer 27

Drugs under this category don't require a prescription but can only be supplied by a veterinarian, pharmacist or a suitably qualified person

Question 28

What does AVM-GSL stand for?

Answer 28

Authorised Veterinary Medicine-General Sales List

Question 29

What does AVM-GSL mean?

Answer 29

Drugs under this category don't require a prescription and can be supplied by any retailer