News and communications

Register your interest and save the date for our Antiparasitic Resistance Research Symposium on 9 August 2023.

• Updated: 4 July 2023

Marketing Authorisation Holders (MAHs) have informed the VMD of supply problems with the following lactating cow intramammary antibiotics.

• Updated: 16 November 2021

Abigail Seager has been appointed as Defra’s new Chief Executive of the Veterinary Medicines Directorate.

• Updated: 13 September 2021

Product defect recall alert for: Lydaxx 100 mg/ml solution for injection for cattle, pigs and sheep (EU/2/20/253/003) by Vetoquinol UK Ltd.

• Updated: 17 August 2021

Product defect recall alert for: Ketofen 10% Solution for Injection (Vm 15052/4146) by Ceva Animal Health Ltd.

• Updated: 16 August 2021

Web services, such as the Special Imports System and Adverse Event Reporting are now back online.

• Updated: 4 May 2021

New UK VARSS annual report shows UK sales of antibiotics in food-producing animals have halved since 2014.

• Updated: 18 November 2020

Product defect recall alert for Prednidale 5 mg Tablets (Vm 10434/4009) by Dechra Ltd

• Updated: 16 September 2020

Web services, such as the Special Imports System and Adverse Event Reporting will be unavailable due to essential electrical maintenance.

• Updated: 19 August 2020

Relaxation of enforcement during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

• Updated: 31 July 2020

Enforcement of Veterinary Medicines Regulations relaxed in light of enhanced precautions required by the response to coronavirus (COVID-19).

• Updated: 31 July 2020

Update: Web services, such as the Special Imports System and the PID have now been restored

• Updated: 4 March 2020

Changes to the membership of the VPC

• Updated: 17 January 2020

The European Medicines Agency have issued advice for users of live PRRS vaccines.

• Updated: 6 December 2019

Availability of flunixin solutions for injection.

• Updated: 22 October 2019

Launch of national application forms for a marketing authorisation.

• Updated: 17 October 2019

We have changed the way we deal with variations to change distributor and local representative details.

• Updated: 22 March 2018

Product defect recall alert for Oxytobel 10 IU/ml Solution for Injection for Horses, Cattle, Pigs, Sheep, Goats, Dogs and Cats (Vm 41816/4000) by Bela-Pharm GmbH & Co.KG

• Updated: 12 March 2018

Web services, such as the Special Imports System, and the switchboard service will be unavailable due to essential electrical maintenance.

• Updated: 22 February 2018

Product defect recall alert for Ornicure 150mg/g doxycycline powder for oral solution by Versele-Laga.

• Updated: 16 February 2018