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Pet Forum / Miscellaneous / Animal Health / December 2005NEWBIE here with an animal drug question.
This question is mainly for the folks here in the know on the subject. I'm having an argument with a co-worker. His spouse is a vet's assistant. She is forever giving her family members animal drugs. Is this common practice? HE (the co-worker) claims the drugs are the SAME as people drugs. I said if they were, they'd be the same name and the same cost and bought at the same supplier. I just can't see this being the case or it being a good idea. Please make your comments either direction. I'll admit defeat if in fact, this is a common practice among the veterinary circles, and the drugs are in fact the same. steve barker stilwell, ks. From my experience in the practise, I'd have to say that you're both right. I mean there are a lot of drugs that are the same a human ones, then there are ones that can be used in humans but different packaging etc for animals, then there are specific animal drugs. One vet that I worked for would self medicate herself all the time with the drugs from the pharmacy (from antibiotics, antinausea and even controlled drugs). If one of us got bit or something she'd try to give us some antibiotics but we'd call her a quack. It's not proper practise and illegal here. So, basically yes it happens but no it isn't right. > This question is mainly for the folks here in the know on the subject. > I'm having an argument with a co-worker. His spouse is a vet's assistant. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > defeat if in fact, this is a common practice among the veterinary circles, > and the drugs are in fact the same. First of all, dispensing prescription medications without a license is a felony. No veterinarian can prescribe for a human and certainly a vet's assistant cannot give animal drugs out at will to *anyone*. Some meds are the same (ie: ampicillin), but most are formulated specifically for a particular species. It's not common in vet med, certainly not in our practice. > This question is mainly for the folks here in the know on the subject. > I'm having an argument with a co-worker. His spouse is a vet's assistant. > She is forever giving her family members animal drugs. Is this common > practice? I have a couple of questions: why is she giving her family veterinary meds instead of taking them to a medical doctor? She's practicing medicine without a license. how is she getting these meds? Surely the vet she works for doesn't write out scipts for them? Sometimes human meds can be given to dogs---under the vets supervision re. dosage. Please tell us more about this interesting situation. Margaret More about the situation eh?? Where do I start. He is never wrong, SHE is a (*^*&%%!!!! self appointed genius, works for a prominent vet in a small suburb of KC. And _I_ have to hear every day about how SHE knows more than the vet anyway and how all the other girls in the office never do anything. blah blah blah. etc etc. I just get tired of hearing it and thought I'd enquire. I'm a mechanic by profession and a self taught computer GEEK. But I'd never try to put MAC parts in a PC and neither do I believe that dog muscle relaxants, anti-inflammatory, and antibiotics belong in a human. This guy and his ol' lady just drive me crazy. And that's just from the crap HE tells me. <LMAO>  SignatureSteve > Please tell us more about this interesting situation. > Margaret > More about the situation eh?? Where do I start. He is never wrong, SHE > is a (*^*&%%!!!! self appointed genius, works for a prominent vet in a > small suburb of KC. And _I_ have to hear every day about how SHE knows > more than the vet anyway Well, it wouldn't take much for the practice owner to catch her with her hand in the cookie jar. And if she ever goes near the narcotics, or is found to fudge the logs (a quick audit would find it if the vet is suspicious), then she could find herself in jail for a long time. Plain and simple - she is stealing from her place of employment and dispensing medication without a license. You are in possession of criminal information. What you do with it is your business. -Sharon |
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