Veterinary prescription errors in a community pharmacy setting: A retrospective review.

Background: Community pharmacies are poised to see more veterinary prescriptions as a result of increased pet ownership especially during the coronavirus disease 19 pandemic. Concern has been raised about the lack of veterinary pharmacy training that community pharmacists receive, but no studies have evaluated the actual prevalence of errors in veterinary prescriptions including the prevalence of prescription writing errors.

Objectives: This study identifies the prevalence of errors in veterinary prescriptions at independent community pharmacies.