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The Merck Veterinary Manual is a reference manual of animal health care. It was first published by Merck & Co., Inc. in 1955. [1] It contains concise, thorough information on the diagnosis and treatment of disease in a wide variety of species. [2] The Manual is available as a book, published on a non-profit basis. [3]
PetMed Express is an online pharmacy that sells prescription and non-prescription pet medication and nutritional supplements. [3] [4] It can only fill prescriptions written by veterinarians, and competes with veterinarians who derive some of their income from selling pet medication. [3] [5]
Psittacosis was first reported in Europe in 1879. [9] In 1929, a highly publicized outbreak of psittacosis hit the United States. Although not the first report of psittacosis in the United States, it was the largest up to that time. It led to greater controls on the import of pet parrots. [9]
In 1953, a Veterinary Medical Branch of the FDA was created within the Bureau of Medicine. [2] A separate Bureau of Veterinary Medicine (BVM) was established in 1965. [3] At this time, the BVM included a Division of Veterinary Medical Review, Division of Veterinary New Drugs, and a Division of Veterinary Research. [2]
On March 9, 2010, Sanofi-Aventis announced [6] it had exercised an option to combine Merial with Intervet/Schering Plough, the animal health business of Merck. The new joint venture would be equally owned by Merck and Sanofi-Aventis. On March 22, 2011, they announced the mutual termination of their agreement to form a new animal health joint ...
MinuteClinic is a division of CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) that provides retail clinic services. [2] MinuteClinic was initially started as QuickMedx [3] by Dr. Douglas Smith and his patient Rick Krieger, along with Stephen Pontius in Minneapolis, Minnesota. MinuteClinic has more than 1,100 locations in 33 states and the District of Columbia.
The virus Psittacid alphaherpesvirus 1 is the etiologic agent that causes Pacheco's disease. This virus species is closely related to Gallid alphaherpesvirus 1. [2] It was initially identified as a herpesvirus by examining its virion size, sensitivity to ether, the formation of intranuclear inclusions, its ability to thicken the nuclear membranes of the host cells.
Veterinary pharmacy is a field of pharmacy practice, in which veterinary pharmacists may compound medications, fill prescriptions, and manage drug therapies for animals. [3] Veterinary pharmacists are licensed pharmacists who specialize in the distribution of medications for animals.