Collection

Veterinary medicines guidance

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

Contents

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

   • 30 October 2015
   • Detailed guide

2. Marketing authorisations for veterinary medicines

   • 5 June 2015
   • Detailed guide

3. Retail of veterinary medicines

   • 1 June 2015
   • Detailed guide

4. Advertise veterinary medicines legally

   • 1 June 2015
   • Detailed guide

5. Appeal against a regulatory decision made by the VMD

   • 14 August 2015
   • Detailed guide

6. Veterinary Pharmacovigilance: your responsibilities

   • 28 April 2016
   • Detailed guide

7. Exemption from authorisation for medicines for small pet animals

   • 1 June 2015
   • Detailed guide

8. The Cascade: Prescribing unauthorised medicines

   • 30 October 2015
   • Detailed guide

9. Record keeping requirements for veterinary medicines

   • 31 July 2013
   • Detailed guide

10. Manufacturing Authorisations for veterinary medicines

    • 1 June 2015
    • Detailed guide

11. Horse medicines and record keeping requirements

    • 1 June 2015
    • Detailed guide

12. Manufacturing and supplying veterinary medicines for animal feed

    • 31 March 2016
    • Detailed guide

13. Controlled drugs: Veterinary medicines

    • 1 June 2015
    • Detailed guide

14. Export certificates for veterinary medicines

    • 1 May 2015
    • Detailed guide

15. Registrations of Veterinary Homeopathic Remedies (VHR)

    • 31 March 2016
    • Detailed guide

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

    • 18 March 2016
    • Detailed guide

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

    • 31 March 2016
    • Detailed guide

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

    • 1 June 2015
    • Detailed guide

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

    • 1 June 2015
    • Detailed guide

20. Apply for batch release of an immunological veterinary medicine

    • 2 June 2015
    • Detailed guide

21. Animal Test Certificates

    • 31 March 2016
    • Detailed guide

• Published: 5 November 2014
• Updated: 24 December 2015

+ full page history

• 24 December 2015 12:38pm: Animal Test Certificates VMGN 6 replaced with revised guidance
• 15 July 2015 2:57pm: Replaced VMGN 17 with Manufacturing and supplying veterinary medicines for animal feed
• 5 November 2014 5:49pm: First published.

• From: Veterinary Medicines Directorate