Global Educational Objectives

To enable pharmacists to explain and recall the unique legal and regulatory restrictions applicable to veterinary medicine, food-animal medicine and compounding for animal patients by pharmacists and veterinarians. This includes evaluating the appropriateness of compounded medication requests and applying ethical standards when providing services to veterinarians, animal owners and animal patients.

To prepare pharmacists to communicate effectively with animal owners and veterinarians to: meet state mandated counseling requirements, enhance medication compliance, solve drug administration problems, and recommend appropriate drug therapy choices for the betterment of animal health.

To enhance the pharmacists "non-linear" critical thinking skills needed when dealing with multiple animal species in unique circumstances to solve pharmaceutical-related problems.

To enable pharmacists to explain and define the pathology, signs/symptoms, diagnosis, treatments and prognosis for the 15 most common diseases in companion animals with particular emphasis on the ability to summarize pharmacotherapy options.
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Topic Specific Objectives

1. Explain and recall Compliance Policy Guideline 608.400 "Compounded Drugs for Animals" and the Animal Medicinal Drug Use Clarification Act (AMDUCA).

2. Compare and contrast the differences between companion animals and food animals.

3. Identify, locate and interpret veterinary specific informatics.

4. Describe the human-animal bond and its positive effects upon human health

5. Discuss public health issues that impact veterinary and human pharmacy

6. List and describe pharmacotherapy options for these disease states:
a. Feline diabetes
b. Canine diabetes
c. Equine Protozaol Myeloencephalitis (EPM)
d. Common anti-infectives used in companion animals
e. Keratoconjunctivitis sicca in canines
f. Hypothyroidism in canines
g. Hyperthyroidism in felines
h. Primary epilepsy in canines
i. Urinary incontinence in canines
j. Addison's disease and Cushing's disease in canines
k. Separation anxiety and depression in canines and felines
l. Osteoarthritis in canines
m. Otitis externa is canines and felines
n. Chemotherapy in companion animals
o. TPN in companion animals
p. Heartworm preventatives in canines and felines
q. Public Health Topics in Veterinary Pharmacy