Veterinary Seminar & Lab

Complementing the Vet Seminar, this training provides a great hands-on opportunity for compounders to develop their skills in the preparation of customized veterinary medications.

*The Lab Training is only available as a bundle with the Veterinary Seminar. Please click here for available dates.

COURSE FORMAT

½-day lab training (4 hours) where you will receive hands-on experience compounding 4 common veterinary dosage forms in a controlled laboratory environment, under the guidance of experts in the field.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

For 4 hours, participants will compound from start-to-finish, 4 dosage forms commonly prescribed to veterinary patients, including a transdermal gel, oral liquid, oral paste, and oral chewable treat. Participants will learn important pharmaceutical techniques and protocols required for efficacious, effective, and safe compounding, including cleaning and deactivation procedures, balance calibration, standard operating procedures, formulation calculations, qualitative and quantitative verifications, proper geometric addition and trituration, among more. In addition to the hands-on training, participants will review the key concepts of USP <795>, USP <800>, beyond-use dating, and how to interpret a certificate of analysis (COA) and safety data sheet (SDS). The ultimate goal is to teach detailed procedures and techniques required to uphold compounding quality, as well as save time and money through optimized workflow, methods, and the implementation of innovative technologies. Leave this training with the skills and confidence needed for successful veterinary compounding.

Featured formulas*:

Prednisolone 10mg/mL Oral Liquid
Phenobarbital 14 mg Oral Chewable Treats
Flunixin 100 mg/mL Oral Paste
Methimazole 2.5 mg/mL Transdermal PLO Gel

*Please note that certain APIs may be replaced with mock ingredients.

INTENDED AUDIENCE

Pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and other compounding personnel looking for hands-on laboratory experience compounding veterinary medications.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

PHARMACISTS

Analyze and interpret drug monographs, certificates of analysis (CoA), and safety data sheets (SDS).
Apply good documentation practices for common standard operating procedures (SOPs), including garbing, cleaning and deactivation, and balance calibration.
Complete a master formulation record (MFR) and apply appropriate beyond-use dating and pharmaceutical calculations, including adjusting for batch size and processing error.
Prepare commonly prescribed veterinary dosage forms, including a transdermal gel, an oral liquid, an oral suspension, and a chewable treat.
Develop or enhance non-sterile compounding skills and techniques, including geometric addition, trituration, heating, powder-to-liquid integration, powder-liquid integration into medium, high shear mixing, and mold filling, among others.
Evaluate compounded dosage forms through qualitative and quantitative verification protocols.
Demonstrate the importance of selecting dispensing devices that will maintain formulation integrity while facilitating proper dosing and ease of administration.

PHARMACY TECHNICIANS

Review key concepts of USP <795> and USP <800>.
Apply information found within a certificate of analysis (CoA) and safety data sheet (SDS).
Perform common standard operating procedures (SOPs), including garbing, cleaning and deactivation, and balance calibration.
Employ good documentation practices and practice pharmaceutical calculations while completing a master formulation record (MFR).
Prepare commonly prescribed veterinary dosage forms, including a transdermal gel, an oral liquid, an oral suspension, and a chewable treat.
Develop or enhance skills in non-sterile compounding, including geometric addition, trituration, powder-to-liquid integration, powder-liquid integration into medium, high sheer mixing, mold filling and heating, among others.
Perform qualitative and quantitative verification protocols on finished compounded preparations.

FINANCIAL SUPPORT

This learning activity has received financial support from MEDISCA Inc. in the form of an educational grant.