Enhanced Certificate in Veterinary Medicines
The Enhanced Certificate in Veterinary Medicines provides an essential and practical understanding of medicines regulations, safe dispensing practice, and the practical use of medicines in veterinary practice. The Enhanced Certificate in Veterinary Medicines is recommended for RVNs and dispensary managers, It is made up of 3 units:
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Making sense of medicines
Roles and responsibilities
Where to find the medicines information you need
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Good veterinary dispensing practice part 1 . The dispensary
Good veterinary dispensing practice part 2 . The dispensing process
Are you looking after your medicines properly?
Medicines mix ups
Controlled Drugs and their disposal
How to avoid medicines waste and protect the environment
What pet owners need to know about medicines and your responsibitliy to provide information
Handling medicines and pregnancy
Keeping up to date on licensed veterinary medicines
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Deciding which medicines to stock
An introduction to drug interactions
Can it be given with food?
Veterinary specials (aka compounded medicines or extemporaneous preparations)
Medicines for backyard hens (food-production animals)
Mineral oil vaccines – what you need to know to keep safe
Adverse effects – what to report and why
What is good quality evidence on medicines?
How long does it take? The Enhanced Certificate takes around 7 hours to complete.
How will the practice and individual benefit? The Enhanced Certificate in Veterinary Medicines will help ensure:
your practice team is competent in handling veterinary medicines safely and legally
compliance with Veterinary Medicines Regulations and RCVS Practice Standards on medicines
your practice is equipped to receive RCVS PSS award points for undergoing further training in dispensing and medicines legislation
staff confidence in handling medicines safely and legally
the ability to think critically about evidence and promotion on medicines
staff confidence in communicating about medicines
communication of medicines competence to clients through a visible badge
reassurance that the learning is completely independent of the pharmaceutical industry
confidence that staff have received medicines training from the leading source of veterinary medicines information.
On completion of all modules in all three units the participant will receive a printed certificate and the associated badge to identify the achievement. Doing the Certificate can contribute to the individual’s CPD. There is a charge of £10 (+ vat) for each participant pursuing the Veterinary Prescriber Enhanced Certificate in Veterinary Medicines. A practice subscription to Veterinary Prescriber is required.