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Report prescription misuse: animal medicine
- From:
- Veterinary Medicines Directorate
- Part of:
- Report a problem and Animal and plant health
- Published:
- 18 April 2014
- Last updated:
- 1 June 2017, see all updates
Submit an online report for suspected misuse of a veterinary prescription.
Documents
Prescription misuse reporting form
https://www.vmd.defra.gov.uk/PrescriptionMisuse/PrescriptionMisuse.aspx
Details
You can make a report of suspected misuse of a veterinary prescription to the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD).
There are 2 categories of misuse of a prescription:
- alteration of an existing prescription
- prescription fraud
Examples of alterations include:
- changing the date the prescription was signed
- changing the quantity of the product
- inclusion of additional medicines
Examples of fraud include:
- supplying same prescriptions to multiple retailers for supply
- forging the signature of a vet, pharmacist or SQP
The VMD considers each reported case of misuse.
Generally, for altered prescriptions for non-food producing animals a warning letter will be sent to the offender for a first offence
For fraud, altered prescriptions for food-producing animals, repeat offences of altered prescriptions, case will be sent to Defra Investigation Services with a view to prosecution.
For further information read Enforcement strategy for animal medicines.
Document information
Published: 18 April 2014
Updated: 1 June 2017
- Maintenance note removed
- First published.