Čes. slov. farm. 2012, 61(5):222-228

Important toxic and undesirable effects of medicaments in animals from the pharmacist's viewpoint

Zuzana Široká

Veterinární a farmaceutická univerzita Brno, Fakulta veterinární hygieny a ekologie, Ústav veřejného veterinárního lékařství a toxikologie

Both veterinary and human drugs belong to the most common sources of poisoning in companion animals. The most problematic are "over the counter" drugs, mainly those from the group of analgesics, which are often given to animals by their owners who are not informed about their toxicity to animals, and those from the group of antiparasitics, which are often administered in an improper dose and to improper animal species. Pharmacists should play an important role in the education of their clients and animal owners in this field. To be able to give qualified advice and thus decrease the possibility of animal poisoning by drugs, they need to obtain sufficient and up-to-date information in this issue. The aim of this overview is to supply pharmacists with the most important knowledge from the area of drug toxicology in small animals.

Keywords: poisoning; pharmacovigilance; veterinary drugs; dogs; cats

Received: July 25, 2012; Accepted: August 23, 2012; Published: May 1, 2012  Show citation