Demystifying pharmaceutical compounding

Presented by Danny Joffe, DVM, Dipl. ABVP (Canine/Feline Practice) and Sebastian Denison, BSc (Microbiology/Chemistry), BSc (Pharmacy), RPh, FAARM (candidate)

Continuing education questionnaire

CE credit: 1

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Name

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Questions

1. A veterinarian is able to utilize: *

A labelled pharmaceutical product

An off-label pharmaceutical product

A generic pharmaceutical produc

A compounded pharmaceutical product

All of the above

2. A generic veterinary product: *

Is equivalent to a labelled product

Only has to be proven to be bioequivalent

Has been proven to be safe for use

Has been proven to be efficacious

3. A transdermal drug would not be appropriate in the following: *

To lower blood pressure in a cat

To manage hyperthyroidism in a cat

To deliver antibiotics

To manage tachycardia

4. If a compounded medication causes an adverse event: *

The veterinarian that prescribed the product is responsible

The owner of the compounding pharmacy is responsible

The producer of the active pharmaceutical ingredient is responsible

The compounding pharmacist is responsible

5. If a compounded medication is not efficacious: *

The veterinarian that prescribed the product is responsible

The owner of the compounding pharmacy is responsible

The producer of the active pharmaceutical ingredient is responsible

The compounding pharmacist is responsible

6. True or False. Health Canada is the only regulatory authority of compounding in Canada. *

True

False

7. Compounds can be made if, A) there is a drug shortage, B) the animal weighs less than 18 kilograms, C) it is a customized therapeutic approach, d) it saves money *

A only

B and C

A and D

A and C

8. True or False. Only pharmacists can compound regularly. *

True

False

9. True or False. All pharmacies can compound and have received extensive veterinary medicine education. *

True

False

10. Of the drugs listed, which are NOT compounded? A) GastroGard, B) Metacam, C) tramadol, D) methimazole, E) gabapentin *