Farm Animal Medicines
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Jane Gwinnell, our medicines manager, is currently on maternity leave having had a baby boy, Tom, on 23rd November '07. During her maternity leave Lucy Rivers will be acting medicine manager, responsible for purchasing medicines, stock control and supplying client orders. However, Lucy is not legally permitted to prescribe medicines, so if you request a product that is not on your Permitted Medicine List, Lucy must always refer to a vet before dispensing. For this reason, we would ask that you telephone any medicine orders in advance of collection. This will also allow Lucy to make sure that we have the medicines in stock and to label them before you collect, which will save delay. It should also prevent fraud (someone turning up at the surgery and asking for a bottle of X to be booked to your account). All of our staff are under strict instructions not to dispense medicines to any farms or their staff without prior veterinary approval, so please do not ask. |
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Larkmead are members of the XLVet Group of practices, the purchasing power of which enables us to achieve best possible medicine prices. We reflect this in the cost of our medicines to clients, where we are as competitive as possible. We carry a large stock of farm-animal medicines, but we also have a daily delivery on weekdays from our wholesaler, so products can nearly always be obtained within 24 hours. Veterinary Medicine Regulations 2006 Many veterinary medicines are in the distribution category POM-V. These medicines may only be supplied by a veterinary surgeon, or by a pharmacist against a prescription written by a veterinary surgeon. POM-V medicines include all of the antibiotics, anaesthetics and hormones, together with some vaccines and other miscellaneous products. Vets are only allowed to prescribe POM-V medicines for animals that are “under their care” and where a clinical assessment of the case has been made. However, where problems in a herd or flock are recurrent, it is allowable to prescribe medication for repeat use in different animals or groups, providing that the use is closely monitored. In practice, it has been accepted that this condition can be satisfied by a minimum of quarterly visits to the farm. Where medicine use is high or is increasing, these visits may have to be more frequent. Some veterinary medicines are in the distribution category POM-VPS. These can be supplied by a veterinary surgeon, pharmacist or suitably qualified person at an agricultural merchants. A clinical assessment of the animal is not required before supply of these medicines and the animals do not have to be under the care of the supplier. Examples of these products are some of the vaccines, most anthelmintics and vitamin/mineral supplements. Permissible Medicine Lists Larkmead maintain a “Permissible Medicine List” for each farm client. This identifies those medicines that have been prescribed for a particular problem on your farm. You will only be allowed to collect medicines that appear on your list, and then only to the monthly maximum indicated. Should you request a new medicine, or exceed the maximum permitted level, this is indicative of a new or deteriorating problem and you will need to speak to your vet about this.
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operate a 24-hour emergency service for all animals
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Last Updated : 29 January, 2008 |
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