Veterinary Drug Handbook: Client Information Editi on

The Veterinary Drug Handbook: Client Information Edition helps veterinarians and pharmacists bridge the drug information gap between themselves and the people (clients; owners) who are treating their animals.

Several studies have demonstrated that people receiving verbal information from health professionals retain very little of that information once they leave the premises of their health provider. The information provided in this book will supplement the actual care provided and help in the task at hand, namely to improve the health of animals. The authors have included drugs that are commonly prescribed by small animal and equine practitioners, both those that are veterinary and “human” labeled medications. The authors also provide this information in a format that can be understood by any reader.

The information presented in these monographs will enable the animal caregiver to be better informed about the medication in question and to work with their veterinarian and pharmacist on the journey to positive therapeutic outcomes.

Gigi Davidson is the Director of Clinical Pharmacy Services at the North Carolina State University, College of Veterinary Medicine where she has practiced veterinary pharmacy exclusively since 1983. She is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Hospital Pharmacists and spends her days providing clinical pharmacy service, mentoring veterinary and pharmacy students, and conducting drug-related clinical research in the many veterinary species. Her passion is the safe and effective use of drugs in animal species.

Donald C. Plumb is now retired from Director of Pharmacy Services at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota where he practiced veterinary pharmacy for over 20 years. He is the author of Plumb's Veterinary Drug Handbook, now in its Sixth edition.