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VMD web and telephone services will be unavailable from 01:00, 19 January to 08:00, 21 January
Web services, such as the Special Imports System, and the telephone service will be unavailable due to essential electrical maintenance.
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Veterinary Medicine Supply Problem: Isoflurane
Update 14 January: Products available for import under the Special Import Scheme whilst there are supply problems with isoflurane-containing veterinary medicines in the UK.
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Equimax Oral Gel for Horses Yardpacks - Product defect recall alert
Product defect recall alert for Equimax Oral Gel for Horses Yardpacks (packs of 48 syringes) - Vm 05653/4176 by Virbac Ltd
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VMD: Civil Service People Survey 2018
This highlights report provides details of how the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) performed in the Civil Service People Survey.
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Carprieve Small Animal Injection – Product defect recall alert
Product Defect recall alert for Carprieve Small Animal Injection (Vm 02000/4229) by Norbrook Laboratories Ltd.
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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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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
New Haw
Addlestone
Surrey
KT15 3LS
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01932 336911
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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'
Special import, export and batch release
Import Certificates
importcert@vmd.defra.gsi.gov.uk
Export Certificates
exportcert@vmd.defra.gsi.gov.uk
Batch Release
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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