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Assessing risk factors for drug storage practices in veterinary surgeries: A questionnaire study of UK veterinary professionals
Gouveia, Kelly Perry, Jordan
Gouveia, Kelly
Perry, Jordan
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2025-01-31
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BACKGROUND: Safe drug storage practices are essential in veterinary practice to maintain optimal standards of animal care. Practical challenges in clinic may impact their uptake, which could affect drug efficacy and the success of treatment. The UK is presumed to provide high standards for animal care and welfare in the veterinary profession and may provide an interesting case study to assess veterinary drug storage practices.
METHODS: An online survey with 184 practice participants assessed UK veterinary professionals’ responses on drug storage practices. This included socio-demographic information and questions or statements that examined storage practices compliant with the requirements established by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS), the regulatory body for veterinary practice in the UK.
RESULTS: Overall, practices followed RCVS recommended measures, though there was clear selectivity for stock temperature checks (72.2 %), over other measures, particularly, replacing stock (54.4%) and returning medications to refrigerated storage (52.5%). Clinical experience and practice type impacted most on drug storage practices, with more experienced clinicians and small animal practices showing greater uptake of best measures.
CONCLUSIONS: We suggest that practices should adopt all of the RCVS measures in relation to veterinary drug storage practices. Socio-demographic factors should be considered because they can act as risk factors influencing best practice in clinics. Our findings may have wider implications for the veterinary profession in general, given similar demographic trends in veterinary practice in many European countries.
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Gouveia, K., & Perry, J. (2025). Assessing risk factors for drug storage practices in veterinary surgeries: A questionnaire study of UK veterinary professionals. Veterinary Record Open, 12(1), article-number e270005. https://doi.org/10.1002/vro2.70005
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Veterinary Record Open
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10.1002/vro2.70005
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This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: [Gouveia, K., & Perry, J. (2025). Assessing risk factors for drug storage practices in veterinary surgeries: A case study of UK veterinary professionals. Veterinary Record Open, 12(1), article-number e270005], which has been published in final form at [https://doi.org/10.1002/vro2.70005]. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions. This article may not be enhanced, enriched or otherwise transformed into a derivative work, without express permission from Wiley or by statutory rights under applicable legislation. Copyright notices must not be removed, obscured or modified. The article must be linked to Wiley’s version of record on Wiley Online Library and any embedding, framing or otherwise making available the article or pages thereof by third parties from platforms, services and websites other than Wiley Online Library must be prohibited.
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2399-2050
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2052-6113
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