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Veterinary Antimicrobial Resistance and Sales Surveillance 2017
This report (UK VARSS) provides the details of UK veterinary antibiotic resistance and sales surveillance.
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Customer Satisfaction Survey 2018 Action Plan
Key actions and improvements being taken by VMD following the 2018 Pharmaceutical Customer Satisfaction Survey.
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VMD and VPC Open meetings 2018
Presentations now available following the open meeting held on 28 September 2018.
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Veterinary Medicines: Brexit ‘no deal’ Technical Notices
The third tranche of notices published on 24 September includes three notices on veterinary medicines.
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VMD statement on veterinary medicinal products containing Cannabidiol
The VMD considers that veterinary products containing Cannabidiol are veterinary medicines.
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Suspension of Veterinary Medicines containing the excipient Diethanolamine (DEA)
The VMD has suspended products for food-producing animals that contain the excipient diethanolamine (DEA) - updated 13 August.
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The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) protects animal health, public health and the environment.
VMD is an executive agency, sponsored by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs.
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Woodham Lane
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Please do not use the postmaster email address to report an adverse event to a veterinary medicine; use the link at the top of the page 'Report an Adverse Event'
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importcert@vmd.defra.gsi.gov.uk
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exportcert@vmd.defra.gsi.gov.uk
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batchr@vmd.defra.gsi.gov.uk
The special import, export, and batch release schemes are all digital services run by a team that only deal with queries by email (please do not ring the VMD about matters in relation to any of these schemes)
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