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Veterinary medicines will continue to be available after Brexit: Joint statement from VMD and NOAH
Availability of veterinary medicines after Brexit.
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The VMD will launch an updated online special import application form on 7 October 2019
We are updating the system to simplify and streamline the application process.
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Government-funded activities to help UK businesses prepare for Brexit: veterinary medicines
National Office of Animal Health: Animal Health – are you ready for Brexit?
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New national application forms to apply for, change or renew a marketing authorisation
Launch of national application forms for a marketing authorisation.
Research and analysis
Veterinary Antimicrobial Resistance and Sales Surveillance 2018
This report (UK VARSS) provides the details of UK veterinary antibiotic resistance and sales surveillance.
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Advice for users of live Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) vaccines
The European Medicines Agency have issued advice for users of live PRRS vaccines.
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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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Services
- Check if an animal medicine is licensed
- Report a suspected problem with an animal medicine or microchip
Guidance and regulation
See all guidance and regulationPolicy 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
- VMD FOI requests received between 1 January and 30 June 2019
- Veterinary Medicines Directorate annual report and accounts 2018 to 2019
Our management
Contact VMD
Office contact and enquiries
Woodham Lane
New Haw
Addlestone
Surrey
KT15 3LS
United Kingdom
Switchboard (8.30am-5pm Mon-Thurs; 8.30am-4.30pm Fri)
01932 336911
Find us here (copy and paste link into your browser)
http://bit.ly/1VkuifV
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.gov.uk
Export Certificates
exportcert@vmd.gov.uk
Batch Release
batchr@vmd.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)
Make an FOI request
- Read about the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and how to make a request.
- Check our previous releases to see if we’ve already answered your question.
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