April 2026 Regulatory Roundup: FDA Compounding, New Approvals, and Stewardship Erica Wassack, PharmD, DICVP, FACVP Regulatory & Governmental Affairs Liaison The following updates summarize recent FDA activity relevant to pharmacy and veterinary practice. Please review and share with your team as appropriate. FDA Compounding Listening Session — February 27, 2026 The FDA hosted a formal [...]
Practical Application of Acupuncture in Laboratory Animal Medicine This knowledge-based, on-demand webinar provides pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, veterinarians, and veterinary technicians with an introduction to the practical application of acupuncture in laboratory animal medicine. The program explores acupuncture as a complementary therapy within veterinary and laboratory animal care, with a focus on [...]
Medicating Without Fear to Improve Veterinary Patient Outcomes Non-Aversive Methods for Drug Administration and Dosing of Animals and Pets to Improve Compliance $30 ACVP Members; $40 Non-Members; Special Pricing for Technicians and Students This activity is approved for 1 hour of ACPE accredited CE for Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians. Overview —Medicating animals can be [...]
Drugmaker Eli Lilly announced earlier this month that it is lowering the price of the most commonly used forms of insulin by 70%, a move that could benefit owners of insulin-dependent diabetic pets. Diabetes affects one in 308 dogs and one in 230 cats in the US. Owners of diabetic pets have seen insulin [...]
BREAKING NEWS: A recent update to the APhA website added "veterinary" to the drop down menu for the type of pharmacy practice setting—we have finally graduated from "Other"! Many thanks to APhA for their recognition of pharmacy professionals who serve non-human patients. "This recognition is one milestone along our path to further the profession [...]
ACVP Proposal to Expand Definition of “Patient” Approved by APhA House of Delegates Inclusion of “non-human species” acknowledges pharmacists’ wider scope of care The APhA House of Delegates approved a proposal on March 15 from new member ACVP to recognize the ability of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to provide care for animals as well as [...]
Top-three recognition for 14th straight year shows importance of pursuing a pro-pharmacy, pro-patient policy agenda, NACDS says 12.21.2016 "The takeaway for policymakers is that the pharmacist-patient relationship has tremendous potential to do even more to improve patient health and well-being, along with the overall quality and affordability of healthcare." click here to read the story