What Every Pharmacist Should Know About Prescriptions for Animals
Live Webinar
July 24, 2026 | 1-2:30 PM CDT
Topic Designator: 05 – Patient Safety | Credit: 1.5 contact hours
This presentation provides an overview of the clinical, legal, and regulatory considerations involved in dispensing veterinary prescriptions. Topics include verification of veterinary prescriptions, veterinarian licensure, veterinarian-client-patient relationships, species-specific dosing, and the use of veterinary drug information resources. Participants will review the regulatory landscape governing animal medications, including the Animal Medicinal Drug Use Clarification Act of 1994, FDA Guidance for Industry #256, USP compounding standards, and state pharmacy laws. Additionally, the session will outline veterinary formularies, species-specific excipient toxicities, appropriate compounding formulas, and pet owner counseling, with an emphasis on patient safety, regulatory compliance, adverse event reporting, and medication error prevention.
Please note that the webinar capacity is 1,000 participants; registration does not guarantee entry. Those who are unable to join the meeting may purchase the webinar recording that will be posted online when it becomes available.
Presenter
Gigi Davidson, BS Pharm, DICVP
CEO, VetPharm Consulting
Gigi Davidson is the chief executive officer of VetPharm Consulting and former pharmacy director at the North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine. Davidson is a veterinary pharmacy leader with more than 40 years of experience. Her work has focused on the safety, stability, and efficacy of compounded therapies in non-human species, and is currently leading efforts to establish veterinary pharmacy as a recognized pharmacy specialty. Davidson has served as president of the Society of Veterinary Hospital Pharmacists and the American College of Veterinary Pharmacists (ACVP), and represents ACVP on the American Pharmacists Association House of Delegates, advocating for recognition of animals as patients. She chaired the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Compounding Expert Committee from 2010 to 2020, and in 2015, became the first female and first veterinary recipient of USP’s Beal Award. In 2025, she received the University of North Carolina (UNC) Distinguished Alumna Award for her contributions to the pharmacy profession. Davidson graduated from the UNC and is a diplomate of the International College of Veterinary Pharmacy.