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Explanation of what Pharmacovigilance means and who is responsible. These documents must be read with the Implementation Explainer at VMD Information Hub.
Placing a veterinary medicine on the market, including non-medicinal products, medicinal words and phrases, how to obtain advice, report non-compliance.
Actions to be taken by wholesalers and retailers in order to supply medicines to Northern Ireland from 1 January 2026.
Explainer on product information templates to be used by applicants and Marketing Authorisation Holders (MAHs) of veterinary medicines.
How to register veterinary practice premises for veterinary surgeons to supply veterinary medicines.
Details of certificates issued under the Special Import System for the top ten veterinary medicines imported 1 July to 31 September 2025.
Registers of authorised manufacturers, wholesale dealer sites and retailers.
How to obtain an authorisation to wholesale veterinary medicines.
Guidance on medicines for food and non-food horses and record keeping requirements including the horse passport.
Requirement to analyse samples from food producing animals for residues of veterinary medicines and prohibited substances.
Requirements for an Animal Test Certificate (ATC) to carry out the field trial of a veterinary medicine in animals (clinical trial) in the UK.
Who in the pharmaceutical industry can be a Marketing Authorisation Holder, named distributor or local representative and how to make changes to these.
Urgent and clinically significant safety updates arising from pharmacovigilance data, including reported adverse events, for veterinary medicines authorised in the UK.
Apply for an authorisation to manufacture extemporaneous preparations, autogenous vaccines, stem cell products or blood products for non-food animals.
How to report suspected illegal activity and how we will deal with these reports.
Guidance for the veterinary pharmaceutical industry on the production of mock-ups for assessment.
Summary of product characteristics for Bultavo-3 BTV-3 vaccine in the UK
Guidance for the pharmaceutical industry on how to apply to vary a veterinary Marketing Authorisation (MA) or Homeopathic Remedy.
Guidelines and guidance for vets, farmers and animal keepers on the responsible use of antimicrobials.
For manufacturers and distributors of intermediate and final feedingstuffs containing a medicinal premix or specified feed additives.
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