Meetings and Training
Pharmacology Teaching Workshop 2012
Information about the pharmacology teaching workshop on June 11-12, 2012 in College Station, TX, is available here. Posters are now being solicited for the workshop, with abstracts due on March 1, 2012. On-line registration is now open here.
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» USP/AAVPT Workshop on Solubility Criteria for Veterinary Products, Nov. 7-8, 2012
The USP Expert Panel (EP) for Veterinary Products is evaluating the criteria for considering drugs as "fully soluble" when orally administered to veterinary species. The industry recognizes that, given the diverse gastro-intestinal (GI) physiologies observed across veterinary species and the potential differences between the human and the veterinary GI tracts, the currently employed human drug criteria for "highly soluble" compounds may not be universally applicable. To help distinguish between solubility concepts when applied to veterinary versus human medicine, the term "fully soluble" rather than "highly soluble" will be applied.
Objectives of the Workshop:
- Establish the framework around which to establish our solubility assessments
- Provide an opportunity to consider the differences in the GI physiology that will determine the appropriate criteria for classifying drugs as "fully soluble" in dogs (a monogastric species) and cattle (a ruminant)
- Develop the specific sets of criteria for "fully soluble" drugs for dogs and cattle
For more information, including the course agenda, and to register, please visit the following USP website: http://www.usp.org/meetings-courses/workshops/solubility-criteria-veterinary-products
Purpose and objectives of AAVPT
The purpose of the Academy is promotion of the science of veterinary pharmacology and therapeutics.
The objectives of the Academy are:
- To support and promote the education and research in comparative pharmacology, clinical veterinary pharmacology and other aspects of pharmacology of interest to the veterinary profession.
- To sponsor a periodical Journal of the Academy which will publish reviews, summaries and original treatises on all aspects of veterinary pharmacology and therapeutics. The Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics shall be an official instrument of the Academy.
- To sponsor and conduct workshops, symposia or other scientific and educational meetings in veterinary pharmacology and therapeutics.
- To enhance the exchange of educational materials and ideas among veterinary pharmacologists.
- To organize committees of experts to research and make recommendations to the profession on current problems in veterinary therapeutics.