Source: CVC IN BALTIMORE PROCEEDINGS
April 1, 2009
By:
Dawn M. Boothe, DVM, PhD, DACVIM, DACVCP
The goal of antimicrobial therapy for UTI is to resolve clinical signs of infection, eliminate bacteruria, and also avoid resistance.
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Source: CVC IN BALTIMORE PROCEEDINGS
April 1, 2009
By:
Dawn M. Boothe, DVM, PhD, DACVIM, DACVCP
Compounding is and always has been a critical component to the provision of individualized drug care to the small animal patient.
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Source: CVC IN SAN DIEGO PROCEEDINGS
October 1, 2008
By:
Alan Chicoine, DVM, MSc, DACVP
Glucocorticoids are possibly the most commonly used single drug class in veterinary medicine.
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Source: CVC IN SAN DIEGO PROCEEDINGS
October 1, 2008
By:
Alan Chicoine, DVM, MSc, DACVP
Concerns regarding bacterial resistance to antimicrobials are increasing the awareness of rational use in human and veterinary medicine.
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Source: CVC IN SAN DIEGO PROCEEDINGS
October 1, 2008
By:
Alan Chicoine, DVM, MSc, DACVP
With the increase in concurrent use in small animal patients, drug interactions are becoming more and more likely.
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Source: CVC IN SAN DIEGO PROCEEDINGS
October 1, 2008
By:
Alan Chicoine, DVM, MSc, DACVP
Drug companies cannot supply labeled drug products to treat every condition in every species, and veterinarians often turn to extra-label drug use to fill these unmet therapeutic needs.
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Source: CVC IN SAN DIEGO PROCEEDINGS
October 1, 2008
By:
Alan Chicoine, DVM, MSc, DACVP
Pharmacogenomics is an emerging field studying how genetic differences within a population can cause differences in pharmacology.
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Source: CVC IN SAN DIEGO PROCEEDINGS
October 1, 2008
By:
Alan Chicoine, DVM, MSc, DACVP
Information about veterinary drugs, both new and old, is presented to practitioners on a daily basis. This information is vital to educated and rational use of drugs as clinical conditions change and new situations arise.
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Source: CVC IN KANSAS CITY PROCEEDINGS
August 1, 2008
By:
Dawn M. Boothe, DVM, PhD, DACVIM, DACVCP
"Even experienced practitioners may not realize that giving a patient antibiotics affects not just that patient, but also their environment, and all the other people that come into contact with that environment."
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