Last week recap - 1a, 1b, 1c and 1d

In this type of injection, a short needle is used to inject a drug into the tissue layer between the skin and the muscle

• Intramuscular

• subcutaneous

• oral

• topical

the injection of a substance into a muscle

• oral

• topical

• intravenous

• intramuscular

an injection of a medication or another substance into a vein and directly into the bloodstream

• intravenous

• topical

• oral

• subcutaneous

medication applied directly on the skin or mucous membranes

• oral

• intramuscular

• topical

• intravenous

medication taken orally (by mouth)

• topical

• subcutaneous

• oral

• intramuscular

which of the below is not a group of medications commonly used in veterinary practice

• antibiotic

• anti-inflammatories

• anti-parasite

• chemotherapy

• intravenous

how can you prevent accidental ingestion and absorption of medications?

• use glove

• use a tablet counter

• wash hands after handling

• ask colleagues if unsure and follow practice pharmacy SOPs

• double check medication and owner/animal details before dispensing

where should whole returned out of date medications be disposed of - NOT SCHEDULE 2

• general waste

• pharmacy waste bins

• witnessed destruction/denaturing

• clinical waste

which of the following can NOT be disposed of in a pharmacy waste bin

• empty vaccine bottles

• denatured controlled drugs

• chemotherapy medications

• out of date drugs and whole medicines

• syringes

which type of medications should be denatured before disposal and a strict register kept regarding doses and amounts given/in stock

• schedule 2 (morphine, methadone)

• antibiotics

• chemotherapy

• anti-inflammatories