About this Course
Course Description
This course introduces the students to the veterinary pharmacy and its related fields. It equips students with the knowledge of common veterinary drugs and their presentations, veterinary vaccines, and factors affecting the efficacy of veterinary drugs. Legal requirements for sales and supply of veterinary drugs will also be discussed. In addition, the students will be introduced with some of the complementary therapies in animals. These include acupuncture, aromatherapy, chiropractic and other commonly used techniques. Animal Welfare Act 2015 will be discussed in the effort of preventing cruelty in animals. Moreover, current issues on the abuse of antibiotics in livestock will be discussed, with the emphasis on the alternative approach using probiotics. Lastly, students will learn the basic considerations in setting up a veterinary pharmacy related business.
Course Learning Outcomes
1 ) classify the veterinary drugs into prophylactic and therapeutic drugs
2 ) propose a simple business model for veterinary pharmacy.
3 ) demonstrate understanding on ethics, legislation and animal welfare.
Course Details
STATUS : Open DURATION : FLEXIBLE EFFORT : 2 hours per week MODE : 100% Online COURSE LEVEL : Beginner LANGUAGE : English CLUSTER : Science & Technology ( ST )
