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The home of Veterinary Medicines Directorate on GOV.UK. The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) protects animal health, public health and the environment.
This is a collection of veterinary medicines guidance which have been created as a guide for the Veterinary Medicines Regulations.
New legislation in Great Britain will make changes to the requirements set out in the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013.
This is the Hub for all the Veterinary Medicines Directorate's communications on current and future regulatory changes.
Apply to import a medicine for veterinary use into the UK.
As a vet or pharmacist, you must follow legal requirements when working with controlled drugs in veterinary medicine.
Prescribing or supplying veterinary medicines including requirements for registration and inspection of premises.
Guidance for prescribing vets on the use of the cascade.
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
Information and resources on the UK’s plans to see antimicrobial resistance contained and controlled by 2040.
The legal text underpinning the regulation of manufacture, authorisation, marketing, distribution, use and post-authorisation surveillance of veterinary medicines and medicated feed.
New legislation in force from today in Great Britain makes changes to the requirements set out in the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013.
You must get permission to export certain drugs and medicines.
Apply for an import certificate to import a medicinal product into the UK for veterinary use.
Guidance for the pharmaceutical industry on Marketing Authorisations for veterinary medicines in the UK.
Records that must be kept when supplying or administering veterinary medicines in the UK.
Explanation of what Pharmacovigilance means and who is responsible. These documents must be read with the Implementation Explainer at VMD Information Hub.
Explainer on product information templates to be used by applicants and Marketing Authorisation Holders (MAHs) of veterinary medicines.
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
Placing a veterinary medicine on the market, including non-medicinal products, medicinal words and phrases, how to obtain advice, report non-compliance.
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