FOI2026/00338 – Specific adverse event report
Published 22 May 2026
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Your request
I am formally requesting that you provide all personal data held by the Veterinary Medicines Directorate in my name and in the name of my pet [redacted], This includes but is not limited to:
- Any adverse event reports submitted to you by my veterinary practice
- Any reports or pharmcovigilance data submitted to you by Zoetis.
- All correspondence, internal notes, assessments, evaluations, or case records in which my name or my pets name appears
- Any communications between the VMD and third parties relating to these submissions
For the avoidance of doubt I am not requesting information held by Zoetis, I am requesting the information that has been provided to and held by the VMD
The reference number from Zoetis is: GBR-ZOETISPV-2024-UK-04520.
Our reply
Attached is a copy of the adverse event report for case GBRZOETISPV2024UK04520. A duplicate report was identified GBR-VMDDEFRA-02827/24, as the case was reported to us both via a web form and by the Marketing Authorisation Holder. We have therefore amalgamated both reports into GBRZOETISPV2024UK04520, which is the live case, and have nullified the duplicate case. We have also provided you with the adverse event report from the nullified case.
Please note that the sender report identification case reference number shown in the document is the internal reference number used within the VMD database. This may differ from the worldwide case number and/or the Marketing Authorisation Holder’s internal reference number.
Information that is confidential, or relates to internal VMD or Marketing Authorisation Holder processing, has been redacted in line with our legal obligations.
We also hold correspondence that includes your name and your dog’s name in our adverse events mailbox. You should already have this information, as it was sent from you dated 23 November 2024, and again in our reply to you on 26 November 2024.