Class Veterinary Pharmaceuticals

The Curricular Unit of Veterinary Medicines was created to serve as an introduction to the market of
veterinary medicines (MUV's), veterinary immunological medicines (MIV's), veterinary products (PUV's),
veterinary and zootechnical equipment and compound feeds for animals. A study of the general
comparative pharmacology of medicines for veterinary use (MUV) is carried out, addressing specific
aspects of their use in animals intended for human consumption, companion animals and sport and
relevant data on physiology, pathology, pathophysiology, therapeutics, veterinary toxicology and public
health that condition the use of MUV's, MIV's and PUV's in these species.

Presentation of the discipline and its curriculum
1. Presentation

2. Introduction to the veterinary medicinal

3. Specific constraints on the use of MUV
4. Systematic approach to the various pharmacological

5. Veterinary medicines market analysis
6. Veterinary Public Health
7. National and EU legislation

Teaching and learning methodologies include various instruments based on the magisterial teaching /
tutorial and theoretical-practical teaching with presence in the classroom. Other non-presence tools (eg
Moodle) complement and diversify the available options. In the theoretical-practical component is verified
the practical use of veterinary medicines through study visits to farms and a veterinary clinic.
The evaluation process is preferably continuous and values: (A) attendance (12.5%), (B) individual
reports (37.5%), and (C) tests or final exam (50%).
Final classification = (Test x 0.5) + (Attendance x 0.125) + (Reports x 0.375)
The final examination regime applies to students who opt for it.
Students wishing to improve the final classification notice shall be submitted to an oral test.

• - Cynthia M. K. , Scott L. , Merck & Co. (2010). The Merck Veterinary Manual (10 th ed.). Whitehouse
  Station, N.J., Merck & Co. (Eds.).
  - Fontaine M., Cadore J.-L (1996). Vade-Mecum du Veterinaire (16th ed.). Editions Vigot (Eds.).