Technician Advanced Training Microcredentials | Veterinary Medicine On-Demand 6 credit hours

This foundational course prepares pharmacy technicians to confidently support veterinary patients through training in veterinary medications, medication safety, and species-specific considerations. 

Designed as a microcredential program, this course awards a digital badge upon successful completion and provides practical guidance for technicians expanding their role in veterinary pharmacy services. 

The program introduces key concepts technicians need to support veterinary prescriptions, communicate effectively with pet owners and pharmacy teams, and recognize important differences between human and animal medication use. 

Topics covered include:

  • Fundamentals of veterinary pharmacy practice 
  • Common companion animal conditions and treatment considerations 
  • Species-specific medication safety concerns 
  • Veterinary dosage forms and compounding considerations 
  • Prescription processing and workflow considerations for veterinary medications 
  • Communication strategies for supporting pet owners and caregivers 
  • Medications and ingredients that may be harmful to animals 
  • Roles of pharmacy technicians in supporting veterinary pharmacy services 

Technicians will also develop practical skills in supporting prescription preparation, identifying potential medication safety concerns, assisting with workflow coordination, and contributing to a positive experience for veterinary patients and pet owners. 

This introductory program is designed to help pharmacy technicians build specialized knowledge, support expanding veterinary pharmacy services, and prepare for more advanced and specialized opportunities within pharmacy practice. It also serves as the recommended first step before progressing to CEimpact’s Advanced Veterinary Pharmacy Practice & Implementation course. 

Earn your microcredential and build foundational skills in veterinary pharmacy practice – enroll today.

Veterinary Pharmacy Foundations - Technician

Claim Your Badge

You will receive an email from Credly (our credential partner), after you complete the course, inviting you to claim your digital badge for Veterinary Pharmacy Foundations - Technician. This will allow you to easily share your achievement with colleagues, managers, and your professional network on LinkedIn and other platforms. When you receive the email, please click the button and create an account on Credly.com so that you can “accept” the badge.

Need help? Find a step-by-step tutorial video at this link.

Learning Objectives

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.

Modules

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 

Ready for more?

Take your learning to a new level with our advanced veterinary medicine course!

Faculty

Rikki Horne, PharmD, DICVP, FSVHP

Disclosures:

Rikki Horne has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

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