Description

002 Episode: Getting Medications into Pets

For complete show notes please visit https://www.internalmedicineforvettechs.com/podcastshownotes and choose episode # 002

Welcome! Thanks for listening and making a commitment to learning. 

In This Episode…

Things you will learn

• How to get medications into pets
• • What to look for when offering tips; prescription diets, food aversion, etc. 
• Client education
• • Offer demos (Tech utilization is important)
  • Videos
  • Handouts
• Study medications
• • Confirm dosing medications (Before/after/with food) 
  • • Sucralfate, Denamarin, etc. 
  • Is labwork being run? Which medications have been given, and what time?
  • • Check with lab on when blood samples should be obtained if monitoring therapeutic levels
  • Discuss medication side effects with clients
  • Should that medication be split?
  • Use Plumb's to learn more about medications you are dispensing
• Follow medications with food or water to reduce the risk of esophagitis or esophageal stricture
• Where to get medications
• • Compounding
  • Local
  • Vet office
  • Online
• Medication waste
• • State regulation guidelines should be reviewed. 

Tip of the week

• Butter to help meds pass in cats: A study done by Auburn University
• Pet Piller- inform clients
• Coupons for clients through GoodRx.com/pets

Cautions 

• Esophageal strictures
• • What drugs can cause this
• Aspiration pneumonia
• Food aversion
• • Inform clients drugs should not be added to pet's food
• Bites
• • If injections can use e-collar, muzzle, large blankets, or distraction techniques
• Pokes
• • Remember to teach clients how to safely cap needles and get rid of sharps properly.

Question of the week

Resources We Mentioned in the Show

• IMFPP Blog Post:
  • https://www.internalmedicineforpetparents.com/blog/where-to-get-pet-medications
  • https://www.internalmedicineforpetparents.com/blog/open-wide 
  • https://www.internalmedicineforpetparents.com/blog/how-to-help-tablets-pass-into-a-cats-stomach-and-prevent-esophagitis
  • https://www.internalmedicineforpetparents.com/pharmacies.html
• Prescription Coupons: 
  • www.Goodrx.com 
• Phamalogical Education 
  • https://www.plumbsveterinarydrugs.com/#!/home
• Wedgewood Pharmacy Education Video: 
  • https://www.wedgewoodpetrx.com/learning-center/instructional-videos.html

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– Yvonne and Jordan