Veterinary Pharmacy Resources

Animal Drugs@ FDA

http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/animaldrugsatfda/

This United States Food and Drug Administration-sponsored website provides access to New Animal Drug Applications (NADA) submitted to the FDA. Search or browse by NADA number, sponsor, ingredients, generic or brand name, dosage form, species, route, or indication. This page also provides access to the Green Book, a free online publication providing patent information on veterinary drugs.

Food Animal Drug Residue Avoidance & Depletion (FARAD)

http://www.farad.org/

This site is a component of the United States' Chemical Food Safety Program. Its main focus is conducting and providing "scientifically-based         recommendations regarding safe withdrawal intervals of drugs and chemicals in food-producing animals."  Search VetGRAM by ingredient, species, or trade name to learn if animals treated with a specific drug are safe to use for food purposes, during or after treatment. FARAD also gathers and provides access to a wealth of information on veterinary pharmaceuticals: an extralabel drug use algorithm to decide if an off-label drug use in an animal is safe; FARAD Digests provide guidelines on administration route and dosage for animals; full-text of selected review articles, newsletters, and additional publications on drug use in animals and scientific methods for further study of drug use in animals; links to selected government and non-governmental organizations, laws, and rules pertaining to drug use in animals; and lists of frequently-encountered acronyms in veterinary drug practice.

Merck Veterinary Manual

http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsp

The 9th edition of this classic text (published 2005) is available freely online. The Pharmacology chapter provides brief overviews of pharmacokinetics, drug action and pharmacodynamics, and dosage forms and delivery systems. Sections within this chapter focus on specific classes of drugs most frequently used in veterinary practice. Additional content of note includes: table of poisonous houseplants; reference ranges for animal heart rates, temperatures, and hematological measurements; and overviews of body systems and processes for animals.

Pet Pharmacy at VeterinaryPartner.com

http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=SRC&S=1&SourceID=52

The Veterinary Partner website aims to provide reputable veterinary information to the public. The Pet Pharmacy page includes entries for 100 drugs frequently used to treat medical conditions of dogs and cats. Each entry provides brand names, indications, interactions, and potential side effects or cautions for use. Entries are reviewed and updated by veterinary professionals.