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Guidance for the pharmaceutical industry on who can be a Marketing Authorisation Holder, named distributor or local representative and how to make changes to these.
Who you should contact if a pet or other animal or human has an unexpected reaction to a veterinary medicine or a problem with a microchip
You can report an unexpected reaction to an animal medicine or microchip…
You can report when a medicine may not have worked, or could have made…
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Contact the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) Pharmacovigilance Team…
More information following our investigation into an increase of adverse event reports following the cascade use of intravenous co-amoxiclav (amoxicillin and clavulanic acid) products.
Legal requirements and good practice guidance for SQP retailers’ premises inspections.
Guidance for veterinary medicines manufacturers and wholesale dealers in GB on selling and supplying products placed on the EU and UK markets before 1 January 2021 and the evidence you may need to provide.
The VMD wishes to make companies aware that fenbendazole is no longer permitted for use in pigeons under Schedule 6 (Exemptions for small pet animals) of the Veterinary Medicines Regulations (VMR) 2013.
This is the Hub for all the Veterinary Medicines Directorate's communications on current and future regulatory changes.
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 .
The enforcement policy sets out the general principles and approach taken by the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD).
For MAHs, manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers (including vets) and feed businesses on the manufacture and movement of veterinary medicines in relation to the NI Protocol and Brexit.
Guidance for the pharmaceutical industry on how to apply for an authorisation to place a veterinary medicine on the UK market or part of, or to expire one.
How a marketing authorisation holder should report a defect with a veterinary medicine.
Details of certificates issued under the Special Import System for the top ten veterinary medicines that were imported 1 July - 30 September 2023.
Lists published of the ten products for which most Special Import Certificates (SIC) have been issued each quarter in previous year.
Urgent safety updates arising from pharmacovigilance data, including reported adverse events, for veterinary medicines authorised in the UK.
The process for the simultaneous review of veterinary drug submissions by Health Canada’s Veterinary Drugs Directorate and the UK's Veterinary Medicines Directorate.
Legal terms for veterinary medicines, marketing of non-medicinal products including medicinal words and phrases, how to complain.
You must get permission to export certain drugs and medicines.
Explainer for the pharmaceutical industry on labelling text mitigations to bridge the gap between the implementation of the EU Regulation on veterinary medicines and the revised Veterinary Medicines Regulations as they have an effect in Great Britain (GB VMR).
Advice for vets: summary position of the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) on responsible antibiotic use under the prescribing cascade.
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