CEO
VetPharm Consulting, LLC
Pittsboro, North Carolina, United States
Gigi Davidson, BSPharm, DICVP, FACVP, FSVHP is the former Director of Clinical Pharmacy Services at the NC State University College of Veterinary Medicine where she practiced veterinary pharmacy for 35 years. She continues to serve as an adjunct faculty member in the NC State University College of Veterinary Medicine Department of Molecular and Biological Sciences engaging in teaching and research. Ms. Davidson received a pharmacy degree from UNC Chapel Hill in 1983 and earned Diplomate status in the International College of Veterinary Pharmacy in 2001. She was inducted into the Phi Zeta Honor Society in 2006 as an honorary member for distinguished advancement of veterinary science. Gigi is a past President of the Society of Veterinary Hospital Pharmacists and the American College of Veterinary Pharmacists. Ms. Davidson is the ACVP delegate to the American Pharmacists Association House of Delegates and has served as a member of the APhA Policy Review Committee and the Remington Honor Medal Screening Committee. Ms. Davidson was the Chair of the United States Pharmacopeia Compounding Expert Committee from 2010-2020 and continues to serve as a member of that Expert Committee. Gigi is a recipient of USP’s Beal Award when in 2015 she became the first female and first veterinary recipient of that award. She has many publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals, and her primary area of research interest is stability, safety, and efficacy of compounded therapies in non-human species. Her research interests in retirement include drug disposition in honey bees and pharmacological action of plant pollens and nectars on honey bee colonies. Ms. Davidson is the owner of VetPharm Consulting and is a conservationist beekeeper committed to the survival of honey bee colonies.
Disclosure(s): Merck Veterinary Manual: Advisory Committee/Board Member (Ongoing)
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