List of Contributors xiPreface xiii1 Introduction to Veterinary Pharmacy 1Gigi Davidson2 Regulation of Veterinary Pharmaceuticals 25Eden Bermingham3 Compounding for Animals 43Gigi Davidson4 Comparative Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics 75Katrina L. Mealey and Margo J. Karriker5 Breed Differences and Pharmacogenetics 95Katrina L. Mealey6 Human Over-the-Counter (OTC) Products: Precautions for Veterinary Patients 109Patricia A. Talcott and Katrina L. Mealey7 Pharmacotherapy of Parasitic Disease 127Cory Langston and Andrea S. Varela-Stokes8 Pain Management in Veterinary Species 173Butch Kukanich9 Pharmacotherapeutics of Infectious Disease 189Mark G. Papich10 Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapeutics 231Sunshine M. Lahmers11 Respiratory Pharmacotherapeutics 269Katrina L. Mealey12 Gastrointestinal, Hepatic, and Pancreatic Pharmacotherapeutics 281Michael D. Willard13 Pharmacotherapy of Renal and Lower Urinary Tract Disease 297Joe Bartges14 Pharmacotherapeutics of Immune-Mediated Disease 339Katrina R. Viviano15 Endocrine Pharmacotherapeutics 361Katrina L. Mealey16 Behavioral Pharmacotherapeutics 377Karen L. Overall17 Pharmacotherapeutics of Neurological Disorders 403Annie Chen-Allen18 Dermatologic Pharmacotherapeutics 417Alice M. Jeromin19 Ophthalmic Pharmacotherapeutics 439Terri L. Alessio and Katrina L. Mealey20 Pharmacotherapeutics of Cancer 453Katrina R. Viviano21 Introduction to Equine Pharmacotherapy 471Jennifer L. Davis22 Introduction to Food Animal Pharmacotherapy 501Virginia R. Fajt23 Pharmacotherapeutics for Nontraditional Pets 519Valerie Wiebe and Lauren Eichstadt Forsythe24 Special Considerations for Service, Working, and Performance Animals 543Katrina L. Mealey25 Counseling for Owners of Veterinary Patients 549Katrina L. MealeyAppendix A Veterinary Teaching Hospital Pharmacy Contact Information 565Katrina L. MealeyAppendix B Directional Anatomical Terminology of Bipeds Quadrupeds 567Katrina L. MealeyAppendix C Vital signs and potential monitoring parameters for dogs, cats, horses, and ferrets 569Katrina L. MealeyAppendix D Auxiliary Labels Cross-referenced by Drug 571Gigi DavidsonAppendix E FDA Adverse Event Reporting Form 579Gigi DavidsonAppendix F Veterinary Pharmacogenetics Testing Laboratories with Counseling Expertise 585Katrina L. MealeyAppendix G Therapeutic Drug Monitoring Laboratories 587Katrina L. MealeyAppendix H Canine and Feline Body Surface Area Conversion Tables 589Stephen W. MealeyAppendix I Zoonotic Diseases of Dogs, Cats, and Horses 591Katrina L. MealeyIndex 593
The EditorKatrina L. Mealey, BS (Pharm), DVM, PhD, DACVIM, DACVCP, and NAI Fellow, is a Professor and Endowed Chair at Washington State University and is the Founding Director of the Program in Individualized Medicine in the College of Veterinary Medicine in Pullman, WA, USA.