Practical Guide: Veterinarian Pharmacist Collaboration

The PLOS ONE scoping review (Kambayashi et al., published 31 July 2026) found a limited but growing literature on veterinarian–pharmacist collaboration and identified compounding/dispensing as the most frequent pharmacist role. "Pharmacists are expanding their participation in veterinary healthcare teams and assuming roles beyond traditional dispensing duties, " the authors wrote in PLOS ONE (Kambayashi et al., 2026).

• 239 records were retrieved in the authors’ search and 16 studies were included after screening on 30 August 2025, according to PLOS ONE (Kambayashi et al., 2026).
• 10 of 16 studies (62.5%) reported pharmacist compounding and dispensing roles, as reported in PLOS ONE on 31 July 2026.
• Drug information and consultation were described in 6 of 16 studies (37.5%), per the PLOS ONE review (Kambayashi et al., 2026).
• The review authors concluded on 31 July 2026 that "sustained and scalable implementation will require improved mutual understanding of professional roles, strengthened veterinary-specific education for pharmacists, and more robust empirical research."

The PLOS ONE scoping review (Kambayashi et al., published 31 July 2026) mapped available studies describing how pharmacists and veterinarians collaborate and what each profession perceives about the partnership.

According to PLOS ONE (Kambayashi et al., 2026), two reviewers searched PubMed, Web of Science, the Cochrane Library, Ichushi-Web, and Google Scholar with a final search conducted on 30 August 2025 and screened 239 records to yield 16 included studies published between 2007 and 2024.

According to PLOS ONE (Kambayashi et al., 2026), most included studies were cross-sectional surveys, participants included pharmacists, veterinarians, and owners, and study settings ranged from community pharmacies to veterinary hospitals and zoos.

Researchers and clinical leaders should treat veterinarian pharmacist collaboration as an emergent, context-dependent practice, not a single standardized model.

According to PLOS ONE (Kambayashi et al., 2026), regional patterns matter: compounding-centered collaboration dominates in the United States and Oceania, while inventory and information models are more common in parts of Asia, so study designs should capture local regulatory and practice variations.

According to PLOS ONE (Kambayashi et al., 2026), the largest perceived barrier is veterinarians’ concern about pharmacists’ species-specific pharmacology training, so researchers should measure both perception and objective outcomes when testing integration models.

The PLOS ONE scoping review (Kambayashi et al., published 31 July 2026) shows veterinarian–pharmacist collaboration is expanding but remains uneven and context dependent, with compounding/dispensing dominant across 62.5% of included studies.

To move from perception studies to measurable improvements, PLOS ONE (Kambayashi et al., 2026) recommends strengthened veterinary-specific education for pharmacists and more robust empirical research.

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