Pharmacy and prescription issues
The veterinary pharmacy landscape is changing. Get resources to help navigate the opportunities and challenges.
Prescriptions and pharmacies: FAQs for veterinarians
Answers to common questions from veterinarians about writing and dispensing veterinary prescriptions, and about pharmacies.
Prescriptions and pharmacies: FAQs for pet owners
Answers to common questions from pet owners about veterinary prescriptions and pharmacies.
Online pharmacies
When you are given a prescription for a medication for your pet, it means that your veterinarian has made a decision that the medication is…
Working with Pharmacies
Like veterinarians, pharmacists are trained professionals who want to do what's best for their clients.
Model Letter to Pharmacists
This page provides content for a model letter from a veterinarian to a pharmacist.
Prescribing and Dispensing in Your Practice
Issue Brief The AVMA has received five types of calls from veterinarians regarding prescribing and dispensing. The first seek to determine guidance…
Pet care
Responsible pet ownership and pet health care. Topics include preventive care, keeping pets healthy and safe, pet medications and prescriptions...
STEPS to determine antibiotic use in food animals
When recommending an antibiotic for a food-producing animal, veterinarians should follow these steps to determine if a VFD or prescription is needed.
Plague FAQ
Human Plague frequently asked questions: Plague is an infectious disease of animals and humans caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis.
Compounding: FAQs for veterinarians
Get answers to the compounding questions veterinarians most frequently ask the AVMA.
FAQs
Questions and answers for veterinarians and their clients on veterinary medical topics related to animal health and welfare.
Compounding FAQ for pet owners
Help clients find answers to common questions about drug compounding.
Your Pet's Medications
Provides basic information for pet owners about pet medications and their safe use.
Melanie Marsden, DVM
Dr. Melanie Marsden, District 9 delegate on the AVMA Board of Directors, is a naive of South Dakota and owner of a small-animal/exotic practice in…
Veterinary practitioners' guide to DEA recordkeeping requirements for controlled substances
Understand recordkeeping requirements for veterinary practitioners who have or are applying for controlled substance licenses/registrations.
Compounding
Understand the rules for veterinary compounding, and get resources to support your work with clients whose animals require compounded medications.
Money tips for caring pet owners
Everyone is trying to save money these days, including pet owners. But cutting back on preventive care can compromise a pet's health ... and cost more…
Clinic posters & client handouts
Post these in your veterinary clinic, or hand to clients for one-on-one reading, to improve understanding of the important care you give their…
Backyard Poultry: Know the Legalities Regarding Treatment Options
Even if a goose, chicken or other poultry is kept as a pet, it is classified and regulated as a food animal species by the FDA.
CVTEA accreditation policies and procedures
Appendix g – Equipment and instructional resources list - Last update to this section: August 2022
COE accreditation policies and procedures
AVMA COE policies and procedures manual - Table of contents - Section 2, Principles of accreditation