This guide contains the list of books and journals recommended as study materials for the American College of Veterinary Clinical Pharmacology (ACVCP) examination.
Phase I Exam Information for Candidates
Phase II Exam Information for Candidates
Source: ACVCP General Information for Candidates
This resource updated: 11/17/2022
Textbooks updated to most recent edition: 11/17/2022
Source reading list reviewed: 11/17/2022
Source reading list updated by specialty board: 1/7/2022
"Suggested references for Phase I Exam"
Small Animal Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics by 
Goodman and Gilman's the Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 13th Edition by 
Antimicrobial Therapy in Veterinary Medicine by The links below take you to the resources at the publishers' websites, which might prompt you for payment. Your library might be able to provide these resources at comparatively lower or no cost to you. Tools like Unpaywall may also allow you to freely and legally access some of the articles you’re interested in. Open access copies of articles that are freely available are marked below with 
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"Candidates should be familiar with the labels and Freedom of Information Summaries for approved veterinary drugs, especially recently approved drugs. There is a link to the Regulatory References on the ACVCP website on the Phase II examination page. Information about approved veterinary drugs can be found at animaldrugs@fda.hhs.gov and recent animal drug approvals can be found here."
"The following is a list of references that are used to generate questions on the Phase II examination."
Small Animal Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics by "Candidates should be familiar with the labels and Freedom of Information Summaries for approved veterinary drugs, especially recently approved drugs. There is a link to the Regulatory References on the ACVCP website on the Phase II examination page. Information about approved veterinary drugs can be found at animaldrugs@fda.hhs.gov and recent animal drug approvals can be found here."
"The candidate should keep abreast on new peer-reviewed articles related to pharmacology and clinical pharmacology by reading articles from the Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics within the previous 5 years."
Introduction to Modern Liquid Chromatography by 
Statistics for Veterinary and Animal Science by 
Clinical Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics by "Within the past 5 years (therapeutics-related articles)"
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