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How to apply for an authorisation to manufacture authorised veterinary medicines or medicines marketed under the Exemptions for small pet animals.
Effective from 17 May 2024 Definitive fees charged for applications under Schedule 7 of Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013 (as amended) as they apply to GB.
How to make sure an application relating to an authorisation for a veterinary medicine is complete and will pass validation.
Guidance on medicines for food and non-food horses and record keeping requirements including the horse passport.
Who in the pharmaceutical industry can be a Marketing Authorisation Holder, named distributor or local representative and how to make changes to these.
Legal requirements for the sale of veterinary medicines on the internet and the VMD Accredited Internet Retailer Scheme (AIRS).
Legal requirements referred to in Schedule 1 of the Veterinary Medicines Regulations, as amended.
Definitive fees charged for applications under Schedule 7 of the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013.
Use and movement of veterinary medicines on the market in Northern Ireland before 1 January 2026.
All national applications will be processed on one of six timetables that vary in length depending on the complexity and nature of the application under assessment.
How to submit an application, data package and responses for proposed or existing marketing authorisations.
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.
Reported problems with the supply of an animal medicine and the date when the issue is expected to be resolved.
List of available products under the Veterinary Medicine Health Situation Scheme.
Guidance for the veterinary pharmaceutical industry on the production and submission of the Summary of Product Characteristics (SPCs) and product literature mock-ups.
Apply for authorisation of premises for the retail supply of POM-VPS and NFA-VPS veterinary medicines by suitably qualified persons (SQPs).
Method of payment for fees charged for the specific activities carried out by the VMD.
Apply for an authorisation to manufacture extemporaneous preparations, autogenous vaccines, stem cell products or blood products for non-food animals.
Prescribing processes for vets in Northern Ireland from 1 January 2026.
How a marketing authorisation holder should report a defect with a veterinary medicine.
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