Dangers of animal drug

This year I was shocked to discover that I have a hypersensitivity to amoxicillin. It surprised me because I almost never take antibiotics, but when I finally needed to take some a few months ago, I had a violent allergic reaction. On thinking about it, I soon realized that I have come into contact with amoxicillin in veterinary practice thousands of times in my 20 year career. To my recollection, I had been careful to protect myself from unintentional exposure when handling this drug but had I been careful enough? Was my profession even related to my hypersensitivity? I’ll never know if I have done enough to protect myself but one thing is for hazard to me.

The obvious exposure to drugs and chemicals is one risk that we can’t ignore as many of us spend years in practice administering thousands of doses of medications and using a variety of chemicals to disinfect dozens of surfaces every day. Minimal exposure to these chemicals over a long period of time can pose significant risks to our health and even with protective gear we are still at risk for unintentional exposure. Additional risks can apply to staff members who choose intentional exposure. In my career I have known of several professional staff members in veterinary clinics who took to stealing and abusing pharmaceuticals and even with drug logs and locked cabinets, they still managed to carry on for some time before getting caught.