VETERINARY PHARMACOLOGY

Assigned Course Materials

   

Text

  • G.M. Brenner and CL Stevens: Pharmacology, 2nd ed, W. B. Saunders Co., 2006.

Manuals & Guides

  • M. Ehrich and J. Wilcke: Veterinary Pharmacology Lecture and Laboratory Materials, 2008.
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VETERINARY PHARMACOLOGY

Supplementary Materials

    

Texts

Laurence Brunton, John Lazo, Keith Parker. Goodman and Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 11th Ed., McGraw Hill, 2006.  
  H. R. Adams. Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 8th Ed., Iowa State University Press, 2001.
 

Manuals and Guides  
M. Ehrich: Syllabus, Fundamentals of Veterinary Pharmacology, 2008.   http://education.vetmed.vt.edu/curriculum/VM8314/index.html
Dept. of Health Professions, Commonwealth of Virginia, Board of Veterinary Medicine, Commonwealth of Virginia. Statutes and Regulations, 2007.
http://www.dhp.state.va.us/vet/vet_laws_regs.htm

VETERINARY PHARMACOLOGY

Reference Materials

Texts

Facts and Comparisons. Facts & Comparisons, Inc., St. Louis, 2008.

D. Plumb. Veterinary Drug Handbook 4th Ed.. Iowa State University Press. 2005.

Antimicrobial Therapy in Veterinary Medicine. Blackwell Scientific Publications.

J. D. Baggot. Principles of Drug Disposition in Domestic Animals: The Basis of Veterinary Clinical Pharmacology. W. B. Saunders, Philadelphia.

Physician's Desk Reference, 2008 (PDR).

USP D1 - Vol. I Drug Information for the Health Care Provider, U.S. Pharmacopeia Convention, Rockville, Md.

Veterinary Pharmaceuticals and Biologicals, (VPB). Veterinary Medicine Publishing Co.

Compendium of Veterinary Products.

R. W. Kirk. Current Veterinary Therapy. Small Animal Practice. W. B. Saunders, Philadelphia.

M. J. Ellenhorn and D. G. Barceloux. Medical Toxicology, Elsevier Publishing Co., 1997.

Drug Interaction Facts. Facts and Comparisons, 2005.

Method of Evaluation

Midterm Exam 140 points
  • 6 points per lecture topics 1 - 16 (96 points)
  • 44 points for Laboratories 1, 2 and 3
Weekly Quizzes 90 points
  • 9 points from 10 of the 12 quizzes given
Laboratory Reports 40 points
  • 15 points each for reports from Laboratories 2 and 3; and 10 points for report from Laboratory 4
Final Exam 200 points
  • 2 points per lecture topics 1 - 20 (40 points)
  • 6-8 points per lecture topics 17 - 40 (152 - 146 points)
  • extra points on topics 21-40 and / or calculations (10 points)
  • 36 points for laboratories and calculations

Total

470 points

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