Gastroprotectants, which include antacids and acid suppressants, are one of the most widely used classes of medications in veterinary medicine.
Because acid suppressants and antacids are inexpensive and readily available over the counter, inappropriate use of these drugs is of great concern.
Source: Clinician’s Brief, November 2019. Link. Emily Nissa Gould, DVM, MS, DACVIM (SAIM) and M. Katherine Tolbert, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (SAIM) provide a multiple-choice quiz to test yourself on scenarios involving the use of acid suppressants and antacids for the treatment of GI bleeding and injury in cats and dogs.
INSIGHTS: Veterinarians and veterinary nurses should all score well on this quiz. If not, then some training and review is warranted. Consider asking a favored distributor rep to share the various names of product skus that contain gastroprotectants. Involve the inventory manager as well to identify potential SKU duplications.