Collection

Veterinary medicines guidance

• From: Veterinary Medicines Directorate
• Published: 5 November 2014
• Last updated: 24 December 2015, see all updates

This is a collection of veterinary medicines guidance (formerly VMGNs) which have been created as a guide for the Veterinary Medicines Regulations.

This veterinary medicines guidance contains a summary of the provisions (requirements) of the Veterinary Medicines Regulations (VMR) relating to the named topic.

If you wish to apply for an authorisation or would like further information please see the Veterinary medicines: Apply for page.

For more information see the Veterinary Medicines Regulations page.

Guidance

1. Legal controls on veterinary medicines

   • 27 February 2017
   • Guidance

2. Marketing authorisations for veterinary medicines

   • 5 June 2015
   • Guidance

3. Retail of veterinary medicines

   • 7 October 2016
   • Guidance

4. Advertise veterinary medicines legally

   • 1 June 2015
   • Guidance

5. Appeal against a regulatory decision made by the VMD

   • 14 August 2015
   • Guidance

6. Veterinary Pharmacovigilance: your responsibilities

   • 28 April 2016
   • Guidance

7. Exemption from authorisation for medicines for small pet animals

   • 12 June 2017
   • Guidance

8. The Cascade: Prescribing unauthorised medicines

   • 30 October 2015
   • Guidance

9. Record keeping requirements for veterinary medicines

   • 31 July 2013
   • Guidance

10. Manufacturing Authorisations for veterinary medicines

    • 1 June 2015
    • Guidance

11. Horse medicines and record keeping requirements

    • 1 June 2015
    • Guidance

12. Manufacturing and supplying veterinary medicines for animal feed

    • 31 March 2016
    • Guidance

13. Controlled drugs: Veterinary medicines

    • 1 June 2015
    • Guidance

14. Registrations of Veterinary Homeopathic Remedies (VHR)

    • 31 March 2016
    • Guidance

15. Apply for a certificate to import a veterinary medicine into the UK

    • 18 March 2016
    • Guidance

16. Autogenous Vaccine, Non-Food Animal Blood Bank, Equine Stem Cell Centre Authorisation

    • 31 March 2016
    • Guidance

17. Veterinary medicine wholesale dealer's authorisation (WDA)

    • 29 March 2017
    • Guidance

18. Apply for specific batch control of a pharmaceutical veterinary medicine

    • 1 June 2015
    • Guidance

19. Apply for batch release of an immunological veterinary medicine

    • 2 June 2015
    • Guidance

20. Animal Test Certificates

    • 31 March 2016
    • Guidance

Document information

Published: 5 November 2014

Updated: 24 December 2015

+ full page history

1. 24 December 2015 Animal Test Certificates VMGN 6 replaced with revised guidance
2. 15 July 2015 Replaced VMGN 17 with Manufacturing and supplying veterinary medicines for animal feed
3. 5 November 2014 First published.

From: Veterinary Medicines Directorate