Faster answers. Trusted guidance. Plumb’s is the drug reference veterinarians have trusted for decades, built for the pace of modern practices.
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4.9★
on Capterra from user reviews
Trusted by
33k+
veterinarians and pharmacists
Over
800
veterinary drug monographs
Over
600
unique client-friendly drug handouts
Access current, comprehensive drug information for 800+ drugs in seconds, wherever you work. Search by drug or trade name to find dosing, precautions, contraindications, adverse effects, and administration guidance in one place. Developed and continually updated by a team of veterinary and pharmacy experts, Plumb’s helps you stay informed as drugs, dosages, and clinical applications evolve.
Check potential interactions before you prescribe with the only drug interaction checker built specifically for veterinary patients, so you can assess risks and make more informed prescribing decisions.
Use built-in calculators to work through drug dosages, conversions, continuous rate infusions, and CPR drugs without leaving Plumb’s.
Print or email pet owner-friendly drug handouts and administration guides that reinforce your instructions, help clients follow treatment plans at home, and give your team written medication information to provide where required by law.
Use Plumb’s across desktop, tablet, and mobile devices, so trusted drug information is always within reach, whether you’re prescribing from your desk, checking a dose in the treatment area, or answering a client question between appointments. With the same reference available wherever you work, your team can move faster without hunting for a workstation or switching between tools.
Customize Plumb’s with editable notes and saved favorites, keeping your preferred protocols, tips, warnings, and frequently used content within easy reach.
Flipping through textbooks or jumping between tabs pulls your focus away from your patient. Plumb’s keeps clear, current veterinary-specific drug information in one place so you can quickly find what you need and get back to care.
Whether you’re checking a dose, reviewing adverse effects, or looking for a potential interaction, Plumb’s gives you trusted veterinary drug information and the industry’s only veterinary-specific drug interaction checker in one place.
Help pet owners understand what to do at home with drug handouts and administration guides that reinforce your instructions, reduce follow-up questions, and support written medication information requirements where applicable.
Confirming whether drug information is current and trustworthy takes time. Plumb’s content is rigorously peer reviewed and continuously updated with support from 200+ veterinary experts, including veterinary specialists and veterinary pharmacists.
When cases are complex and decisions need to happen quickly, Plumb’s helps teams check dosing, review interactions, and make prescribing decisions across services and specialties.
"Wonderful, can't live without it and use it multiple times a day. I've never had issues accessing it and have never experienced it being buggy."
Meghan M., Veterinarian
"So useful and easy to use. I use it daily and have not had any problems."
Lindsye S., Veterinarian
"Imperative to the way I practice. I will always double check a dose and check interactions for peace of mind."
Valérie D., Veterinarian
Plumb’s is a veterinary drug reference and clinical decision support tool designed to support veterinary prescribing and drug administration. It brings together drug monographs, interaction checking, calculators, and pet owner handouts in one place, so you can find the information you need, right when you need it, without turning to multiple sources.
Plumb’s is used by veterinarians, technicians, pharmacists, and students across general practice, emergency, specialty, teaching hospitals, and universities as well as veterinary and human pharmacies.
Unlike the print version of the Plumb’s Veterinary Drug Handbook, the digital version of Plumb’s is continuously updated with new and revised drug information, including drugs added since the latest print edition. It also includes tools and details you won’t find in the book, like the drug interaction checker, calculators, client handouts, and expanded preparation, administration, and compatibility guidance.
Clinical decision support tools like Plumb’s help clinicians make informed decisions by providing relevant information in a readily accessible and interactive digital format when they need it.
Plumb’s is focused on veterinary drug information, not full diagnostic or treatment guidelines. Each monograph includes 19+ sections covering details like dosing, precautions, contraindications, adverse effects, administration guidance, client education materials, and more. For broader diagnostic and treatment guidance, teams can explore Standards of Care.
Plumb’s content is created, maintained, and reviewed by more than 200 veterinarians, pharmacists, and veterinary specialists worldwide. Drug handouts are also reviewed by lay people to ensure pet owner readability and comprehension, helping clients understand instructions and follow treatment plans at home.
Plumb’s is updated on a rolling basis as new information emerges. New drug monographs may be added when a veterinary drug is approved or when evidence supports the extra-label use of a human drug in veterinary patients. Dates for the last updates are clearly marked at the bottom of the monograph.
Newly approved drugs may take time to appear in Plumb’s. A drug may be approved before it’s widely available, and every new monograph goes through a rigorous review process before publication. That process helps ensure the information is accurate, relevant, and useful for veterinary prescribing.
New monographs are considered when a drug is approved for veterinary use or when evidence supports extra-label use in animal patients. Before publication, each monograph is rigorously reviewed for accuracy, relevance, and clinical usefulness.
Many drugs used in veterinary medicine are human medications used extra-label in animal patients. Plumb’s includes relevant human drug information when it helps veterinary teams evaluate dosing, precautions, adverse effects, interactions, administration, and safety considerations in veterinary patients.
Plumb’s includes drug information for dogs, cats, horses/donkeys, cattle, sheep/goats, camelids, pigs, birds, ferrets, rabbits, small mammals, and reptiles.
Many US state boards of pharmacy recommend Plumb’s Veterinary Drugs or the Plumb’s Veterinary Drug Handbook as an option for veterinary drug reference requirements. Plumb’s helps pharmacy teams confirm veterinary drug details, counsel pet owners, and support veterinary prescriptions with species-specific information.
Yes. Students at accredited veterinary and pharmacy schools are eligible for free access. Veterinary students receive free access to Standards of Care, a clinical decision support tool that includes everything in Plumb’s plus diagnostic and treatment guidance. Students must verify their status through SheerID with current documentation, such as a class schedule, transcript, or tuition receipt.
Yes. You get instant access to Plumb’s as soon as you subscribe. Use it on desktop right away, or download the iOS or Android app for mobile access.
Yes! Plumb’s is available for teams of any size, with discounts available for groups of 5 or more. Each user gets their own account, so they can save their own notes and favorites, and administrators can easily add or remove users as needed. For multiple locations or more than 100 users, contact us to create a custom plan.
