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How do we accurately account for wastage of Controlled Drugs, and record ‘deadspace’?
... be encouraged to go into a pharmacy and ask for a human medicine for their pet. How long are written prescriptions valid for? POM-Vs Prescription validity refers to the time in which the medicine must be dispensed, ...
Can I advise that a client use over the counter human medicines for their animal?
... to go into a pharmacy and ask for a human medicine for their pet. Related FAQs How long are written prescriptions valid for? POM-Vs Prescription validity refers to the time in which the medicine must be dispensed, ...
10. What is ‘recently enough’ for the purposes of prescribing antibiotics, antifungals, antiparasitics and antivirals to production animals, farmed fish and game?
Skip to content 10. What is ‘recently enough’ for the purposes of prescribing antibiotics, antifungals, antiparasitics and antivirals to production animals, farmed fish and game? Whether attendance at ...
1. Why is this guidance necessary?
Skip to content 1. Why is this guidance necessary? The Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013 state that before prescribing POM-Vs, a veterinary surgeon must carry out a clinical assessment and the ...
14. Will this guidance be reviewed?
Skip to content 14. Will this guidance be reviewed? Yes. This guidance will be reviewed by RCVS Council after it has been in place for 12 months. We would therefore welcome any information or evidence ...
2. What is a ‘clinical assessment’?
Skip to content 2. What is a ‘clinical assessment’? A clinical assessment is any assessment which provides the veterinary surgeon with enough information to diagnose and prescribe safely and ...
3. What is the definition of ‘under care’?
Skip to content 3. What is the definition of ‘under care’? An animal is under a veterinary surgeon’s care when the veterinary surgeon is given, and accepts, responsibility for the health of an animal ...
4. When is a physical examination required?
Skip to content 4. When is a physical examination required? The general rule under the new guidance is that whether a physical examination is required prior to prescribing POM-Vs is a matter of ...
5. What is the requirement to provide 24/7 in-person care?
Skip to content 5. What is the requirement to provide 24/7 in-person care? Under the new guidance, when a veterinary surgeon takes an animal under their care, they must be able, on a 24/7 basis, to ...
6. Why is a physical examination required before prescribing antiparasitics?
Skip to content 6. Why is a physical examination required before prescribing antiparasitics? We realise that there are differences in opinion within the profession regarding the inclusion of ...
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