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The ACA can present any of the current compounding training courses or business management training on location, or design a custom class (with or without CE) to meet a pharmacy’s needs.
Veterinary Compounding Essentials is being updated and expanded into a comprehensive 20-hour home study certificate program in collaboration with the American College of Veterinary Pharmacists (ACVP). Designed primarily for pharmacists with a background in human pharmacy and foundational compounding knowledge, the program will provide practical education to help participants understand the unique considerations involved in veterinary compounding and pharmacy practice.
The updated program will build from foundational concepts to more advanced veterinary-specific applications, helping participants understand how veterinary pharmacy differs from human pharmacy and how factors such as species differences, pharmacology, regulations, formulation design, and clinical decision-making can affect medication use in animal patients.
Rather than focusing solely on facts, the program is being designed to strengthen practical decision-making. Participants will learn how to identify reliable veterinary information, evaluate veterinary literature, recognize when knowledge from human medicine may or may not appropriately translate to veterinary patients, and apply veterinary-specific considerations to compounded preparations.
Planned Content Highlights:
- Veterinary pharmacy foundations, including the veterinary healthcare team, terminology, practice settings, and key differences between human and veterinary pharmacy.
- Comparative anatomy, physiology, and pharmacology, with attention to species-specific differences that may influence medication therapy.
- Veterinary law and regulatory considerations, including agencies, regulations, guidance, prescription requirements, and other issues affecting veterinary pharmacy practice.
- Veterinary drug information and literature evaluation, including strategies for locating and evaluating reliable veterinary information.
- Veterinary toxicology and medication safety, including species-specific toxicities, excipient considerations, poison control resources, triage, and referral.
- Veterinary formulation and compounding principles, including dosage forms, palatability, flavor selection, formulation safety, and considerations for sterile, nonsterile, and hazardous preparations.
- Species-specific compounding considerations, with primary emphasis on dogs, cats, and horses.
- Practical application, incorporating case studies, formulation exercises, counseling scenarios, and other activities designed to apply veterinary pharmacy concepts to practice.
The new Veterinary Compounding Certificate Program is currently in development and undergoing the accreditation process. Once completed, the program is anticipated to be delivered through recorded presentations and online home study modules with assessments designed to reinforce learning and practical application.
Complete the Notification Form below to be among the first to receive information about the program, including registration details and availability, once the new Veterinary Compounding Certificate Program is ready to launch.
Want more flexibility and set your own study hours?
Compounding for the Veterinary Patient Home Study is a 6–hour knowledge-based home study learning program that provide participants to review the regulations of veterinary medicine and recommendations for veterinary compounding, as well as the challenges in compounding for a veterinary patient. Participants will explore ways to help patients and owners by adjusting dosage strength, customizing dosage forms, and tailoring ingredient selection by animal species. Participants will review important compounding principles, including the benefits and risks of different routes of administration, the appropriate application of excipients and the use of flavoring agents.
ATTENDEE CANCELLATION POLICY
If attendee cancels 30+ days before event – full refund less 5% administrative fee
If attendee cancels 29-14 days before event – 50% refund
If attendee cancels 13-1 days before event – no refund
On occasion, ACA may need to reschedule or cancel a class due to circumstances beyond our control, and attendees should plan travel accordingly. We recommend purchasing travel insurance or booking with an airline that will allow you to reschedule your flight if the need arises.
ENROLLMENT POLICY
Enrollment in ACA Pharmaceutical Compounding Training Courses is not limited to members of ACA. Participants registering as student pharmacists must be currently enrolled in an accredited school of pharmacy, working towards a pharmacy degree, and be able to provide proof of status. Participants registering as student pharmacists must not have previously received a degree in pharmacy and are not yet licensed to practice pharmacy. Class spaces for student pharmacists may be limited.
ACA CONTINUING PHARMACY EDUCATION PROGRAM
The mission of the American College of Apothecaries (ACA) Continuing Pharmacy Education Program is to conduct educational programs that empower pharmacy professionals to provide exceptional patient care. Learn more about the CPE Program’s Goals and Policies.
DISCLOSURES
The planners and faculty of this activity have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. No commercial support was received for this activity.
Veterinary Compounding Essentials, a knowledge/application-based course, has been approved for 15 contact hours (1.5 CEUs) of continuing education credit being obtained in the live programming with multiple ACPE Universal Activity Numbers above (refer to Learning Objectives). These UANs have an initial release date of 4/28/2023 and an expiration date of 4/28/2026. Attendees will be required to complete an evaluation form at the completion of the program. Attendees requesting CE will be required to provide their NABP e-Profile ID and birthdate (MMDD) to receive credit for any ACPE-accredited CPE session. Any unclaimed credit with a date of participation that is 6 months and older will not be eligible for processing.
The American College of Apothecaries, Inc. is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. All sessions carrying the ACPE program number are approved for continuing education credit.
