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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 .
Check the veterinary product information database to find out if a medicine is safe to use on your pet or has been removed from sale.
As a vet or pharmacist, you must follow legal requirements when working with controlled drugs in veterinary medicine.
Explainer for the rules for advertising products used in, on or near animals that are not licensed veterinary medicines.
Guidance for prescribing vets on the use of the cascade.
This is a collection of veterinary medicines guidance which have been created as a guide for the Veterinary Medicines Regulations.
Apply to import a medicine for veterinary use into the UK.
Prescribing or supplying veterinary medicines including requirements for registration and inspection of premises.
VMD response to concerns raised following media reports of serious adverse events in dogs administered Librela.
Who you should contact if a pet or other animal or human has a reaction to a veterinary medicine or a problem with a microchip.
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