What are the three different drug names
- chemical name
- approved name
- licensed, brand, trade or properietary name
What is the use of the chemical name on prescriptions?
Rarely used
What is the use of the approved name in prescriptions and give examples that describes what approved name is
it is used for prescribing official and prepared medicines
ex. British approved names (BAN)
United states approved names (USAN)
international non-proprietary names (rINN)
What is the use of licensed, brand, trade or proprietary name?
used for prescribing authorised medicines
Who gives the approved names?
Pharmacopoeia comission
Who gives the licensed, bran, trade or proprietary name?
manufacturers, can differ from the chemical name
Schedule 2 +3 drugs
How should it be written?
should be written indelible and the signature must be in ink or electronic
schedule 2 and 3 drugs
list 7 points of information that must be included in the prescription
- Name and address of the owner
- date on which the prescription was signes
- name, form and strength of the preparation
- total quantity of the number of dosage units in both words and figures
- dose to be administered
- prescriber’s signature, qualification and RCVS registration number
- animal or herd under the vet’s care
Schdule 2+3 drugs
What are the rules concerning the signature
For how long is the prescription valid
and the rules about repeats
Signature: no latinisation or abbreviation
The prescription is valid for 28 days
Repeat presriptions are not permitted
What must the label include of dispensed veterinary medicines
- name + address of the owner and veterinarian
- date of dispensing
- “for external use only” if only for topical use
- the relecant withdrawal period
- for what animals it should not be given too, due to drugs: aspirin
- “for animal treatment only” unless the container or package is too small
- “keep out of reach for children”
What is MFS?
medicated feeding stuff prescriptions
Who does the regulation of MFS apply to?
anyone who incorporates a medicated product of any description in an animal feeding stuff
Who does the MFS not affect?
companion animal owner administering a medical product mixed in the feed
or
farmer “top dressing” feed or medicating via the drinking water
What does the regulations (MFS) require from the manufacturers and distributors who adds medicines to feed?
it requires them to register with the royal pharmaceutical society of great britain (RPSGB)
or
the Department of Agriculture and Rural development for Northern Ireland (DARD for NI)
How many copies of MFS prescriptions are required?
Three copies
The compounder
the farmer
the veterinarian
How long is a MFS prescription valid?
3 months or shorter if indicated in the prescription
When and by who can medicines be incorporated into the feed?
by an appropriately registered person, if the product has a relevant product license or and animal test certificate
All the MFS should follow a specified format, what is needed?
- the name and address of the person prescribing the product
- the qualifications enabling the person to prescribe the product
- the anem and address of the keeper of the animals to be treated
- the species of animal, identification and muber of the animals
- the premises at which the animal is 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
- WP
- the manufacturer or the distributor of the feedingstuffs
- 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 feedingstuff 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 feedingsstuffs to be added to the daily ration
- if it is prescribed under the cascade, a statement to that effect
What is meant when the dosage is divided?
the average of one dose is put into one unit (capsule)
What is meant when the dose is non-divided
one unit, the dosage is often a tablespoon or a handfull
What is needed in powders for external use?
the active substance: antibiotics, antiseptic
and
a binder: talcum, zinc oxide
What are the categories for powders for internal use?
- water soulble powder
- powder for in-feed use
- powder for oral solution and suspension
- for direct administration
What is the composition of powders for internal use?
Active substance
binder: lactose, sorbit, glucose, bran flour, cereal flour, starch, rice
What is meant by dividation?
divide in dose aequales No
less precise, quicker
