Veterinary Medicine: Introductory Bootcamp Training for Pharmacy Technicians

Upon successful completion of this application-based CPE course, pharmacy technicians should be able to:
1. Discuss the history of veterinary drug laws.
2. Identify FDA approved veterinary medications.
3. Describe the regulatory bodies of therapeutic products used in veterinary medicine.
4. Review the types of veterinary products available and their labeling requirements.
5. Describe important differences between veterinary and human pharmacy law.
6. Review canine and feline anatomy.
7. Identify differences in canine and feline sensory systems, anatomy, and physiology.
8. Recognize anatomical structures that impact canine and feline medication administration.
9. Describe the physiologic differences that affect absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of medications in canine and feline patients.
10. Explain the pharmacy team’s role in dispensing medications to veterinary patients.
11. Identify common medication classes used in veterinary medicine.
12. Describe the uses, dosing, and side effects for common medications prescribed for canine and feline patients.
13. Identify the top 10 most common toxin categories in veterinary patients.
14. Describe the toxic effects and mechanisms of action of common toxins in companion animals.
15. Describe treatment options for common toxins in veterinary patients.
16. List steps to take if an animal has been exposed to a toxin.
17. Discuss common sources of prescription errors in human and veterinary medicine.
18. Identify common errors that are unique to veterinary prescriptions.
19. Describe strategies for avoiding prescription errors involving veterinary patients.
20. Describe the pharmacy team’s responsibility in reporting adverse drug events (ADEs) in veterinary patients.
21. Apply legal criteria to the dispensing of prescription and human over-the-counter (OTC) products to veterinary patients.
22. Interpret directions on veterinary prescriptions for prescription labels.

This course entails 6 separate modules:

1. Legal Requirement for Prescribing & Dispensing Veterinary Medications
2. Medication Safety: Learn Your Anatomical Way Around Small Animals
3. Internal Medicine & Medication Management for Veterinary Patients
4. Managing Veterinary Emergencies
5. Mitigating Veterinary Prescription Errors
6. Patient Cases