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Removal of the active substance Fenbendazole for use in pigeons from Schedule 6
The VMD wishes to make companies aware that fenbendazole is no longer permitted for use in pigeons under Schedule 6 (Exemptions for small pet animals) of the Veterinary Medicines Regulations (VMR) 2013.
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Joint VMD, VPC and Pharmaceutical Industry Information Event 2019
Invitation to attend the joint VMD, VPC and Industry Information event for the pharmaceutical industry on Wednesday 25 September 2019
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Veterinary Medicines Pharmacovigilance Annual Review 2017: Summary
A summary of results from surveillance work carried out by the VMD’s pharmacovigilance team concerning reported adverse events.
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Animal medicines seizure notice: Mr Thompson
Details of seizure notice issued to Mr Thompson, Maidstone, Kent.
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Alfaxan & Alfaxan Multidose 10mg/ml Solution for Injection - Product defect recall alert
Product defect recall alert for Alfaxan and Alfaxan Multidose 10 mg/ml Solution for Injection for Dogs, Cats and Pet Rabbits – (Vm 25296/4003 and Vm 25296/4004) by Jurox UK
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UK's approach to antimicrobial resistance gets UN recognition
UK global approach to tackling the threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) gets UN recognition.
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What Veterinary Medicines Directorate does
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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Policy papers and consultations
- Review of approach to issuing animal test certificates for veterinary medicines
- Defra group equality, diversity and inclusion strategy 2017 to 2020
Transparency and freedom of information releases
- Veterinary Medicines Directorate annual report and accounts 2018 to 2019
- VMD FOI requests received between 1 July to 31 December 2018
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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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