Pharmacy and medications Flashcards
(36 cards)
Give a definition of ‘Veterinary medicines’
Any substance or combination of substances presented as having properties for preventing disease in animals.
Who regulates Veterinary Medicines?
EU directives
What are the 6 responsibilities of the veterinary medicines directorate? - exclusive agency of DEFRA
- monitoring and acting on reports of adverse effects
- residue monitoring
- authorising companies to sell veterinary medicines in the UK and EU
- controlling how veterinary medicines are made and distributed
- advising government of developing veterinary medicines policy
- Making, updating and enforcing EU legislation
Who can authorise veterinary medicinal products? (2 answers)
- Veterinary medicines directorate (UK)
- European medicines agency (EU)
Which 3 criteria need to be met to receive market authorisation?
- Quality
- Safety
- Efficacy
What are the 4 main classifications of veterinary medicinal products?
- POM-V
- POM-VPS
- NFA-VPS
- AVM-GSL
Who comes under the term ‘Registered qualified person’?
- Vet
- Pharmacist
- SQP
Which category of medicinal product is being described:
- No prescription
- Supplied by RQP
- Non-food animal only
NFA-VPS
What does AVM-GSL stand for and describe this category of medicinal product
Authorised vet medicine - General sales list
- Doesn’t require a prescription
- Can be supplied by anyone
Which category of medicinal product is being described:
- prescribed by a vet only
- supplied by a vet or pharmacist
- requires a clinical assessment of an animal which is under their care
POM-V
What is a clinical assessment defined by the RCVS as meaning?
- Assessment of relevant clinical information
- May include an examination of the animal
What is ‘under their care’ defined by the RCVS as meaning?
The veterinary surgeon must have been given the responsibility for the health of the animal/herd by the owner or the owners agent.
- the veterinary surgeon must maintain clinical records of that herd/flock/individual
- the animal/herd must have been seen immediately before prescription or recently/often enough for the veterinary surgeon to have personal knowledge of the health of the animal
Define an what makes a person an SQP
- A legal category of a professionally qualified person who are qualified to prescribe and supply certain veterinary medicines
- RVNs not automatically an SQP
- Registered with AMTRA, vet skill or vetpol
Which legislation act controls controlled drugs?
Misuse of drugs act 1971
What are controlled drugs scheduled according to?
- Therapeutic usefulness
- Need for legitimate access
- Potential for misuse and harm caused by that misuse
Define schedules 1-5 listed in the Misuse of drugs regulations 2001
- Little or no therapeutic value, high potential for misuse
- Therapeutic value but are highly addictive
- Therapeutic value with less potential for abuse
- Reduced potential for abuse
- Preparations of codeine, morphine etc. in v low doses
Veterinary medicines contain controlled drugs in schedules?
2-5
An order form for controlled drugs must contain?
- Name, address and profession of recipient
- Purpose for which drug is required
- Total quantity required
- Signature of recipient in ink
- RCVS registration number
Which schedule requires an independent witness for destruction?
Schedule 2
Which schedule has a prescription valid for 6 months? (the rest are 28days)
Schedule 5
Which schedules are required/recommended to be kept in safe custody?
Required = 2 Recommended = 3
Describe ‘safe custody’ of storing veterinary medicines
- Kept in a locked cabinet attached to the fabric of the building
- Only accessed by a veterinary surgeon or person authorised by the vet
- Key kept by one person or a combination key box
- No indication that the cabinet contains CDs
- Clients not allowing in the room with the cabinet without supervision
Describe the cascade/drug selection sequence for when there is no authorised product that exists for a condition
- Veterinary medicine authorised for use in another species or for a different condition in the same species
- Medicine authorised in the UK for human use or medicines authorised in animals in another EU member state
- Medicine made up at the time on a one-off basis by a veterinary surgeon or a properly authorised person
How does the cascade differ in food producing animals? What are the conditions?
- Medicines imported from an EU member state must be authorised for use in a food producing species
- The vet must specify an appropriate withdrawal period
- The vet must keep appropriate records
