LEC 2 - INTRO TO PHARMACY & DRUG RELATIONS Tuesday, 9 March 2021 8:44 am NOTES DONE WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: - How to access relevant legislation - Responsibilities of veterinary professionals - legalities - The meaning of under veterinarians care in context of the legislation - Principles of scheduling and drugs or poisons under each schedule - Labelling - Record keeping and storage - Legislation of VN and VT - Keep up to date with legislation. 2 Pharmacy medicine 3 Pharmacist only medicine 4 (Human use) Prescription only medicine 4 (Animal use) Prescription animal remedy 5 Caution 6 Poison 7 Dangerous Poison 8 Controlled Drug 9 Prohibited substance
Administer: To cause the animal to take a single treatment or dose of the drug or poison immediately. Restricted drug: A substance listed in schedule 4 Controlled drug: A substance listed in schedule 8 Dispense: to sell on prescription Poison: a substance listed in schedule2, 3, 5, 6, 7 or 9 of the standard (including any substance listed in appendix C of the standard). Prescribe: A written direction (other than a purchase order)authorising a dispenser to dispense a stated controlled or restricted drug or a stated poison. Prescription: A prescriber's written direction (other than a purchase order) to dispense a stated controlled or restricted drug or stated poison. Purchase order : An order for the supply of a controlled or restricted drug or poison placed by an endorsed person under the regulation. Supply: For a controlled or restricted drug or poison, means give, a person doses of a drug or poison, to be taken by the persons animal during a certain period. Inspector: An inspector appointed under section 137 of the health act 1937. SCHEDULE CLASSIFICATIONS FOR DRUGS AND POISONS Scheduling: A means of classifying drugs and poisons to identify the degree of control to exercise over their availability to the public. The Poisons standard SUSMP: Legal documentation. APVMA or TGA - Therapeutic goods act. What is the schedule classification based on? - Toxicity - Strength of product - Reasons of use - Need for the substance
IVCLU IVI LIU JUNJLUTICL - Safety in use & efficacy - Size of pack - Potential for abuse How to recognise the schedule on a label Schedule Signal words 2 Pharmacy medicine 3 Pharmacist only medicine 4 (Human use) Prescription only medicine 4 (Animal use) 5 Prescription animal remedy Caution 6 Poison 7 Dangerous Poison 8 Controlled Drug 9 Prohibited substance * No signal words? No signal word = unscheduled - okay for regular sale, vitamins etc. SCHEDULE 1 - Intentionally left blank SCHEDULE 2 - Pharmacy medicine - Substantially safe, may need advice from pharmacist, minor symptoms, don't need medical diagnosis SCHEDULE 3 - Pharmacist only - Require professional advice but don't need script. Must be labelled with name and address. Behind counter. SCHEDULE 4 - prescription only - Only prescribed by doctor, not available to general public, label and package in accordance to regulations. - No policy for disposal. Put in