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Details of the VMD Corporate Priorities for 2025 - 2026.
Information for farmers about inspections carried out on farms using on-site feed mixers to add veterinary medicines into feed.
The process for the simultaneous review of veterinary medicine submissions by Switzerland’s Swissmedic and the UK's Veterinary Medicines Directorate.
How to apply for simultaneous review of veterinary medicine submissions to the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) and the VMD.
Details of certificates issued under the Special Import System for the top ten imported veterinary medicines 1 April - 30 June 2023.
Details of certificates issued under the Special Import System for the top ten veterinary medicines that were imported 1 October to 31 December 2024.
Details of certificates issued under the Special Import System for the top ten veterinary medicines imported 1 July to 31 September 2025.
Details of certificates issued under the Special Import System for the top ten veterinary medicines that were imported 1 January to 31 March 2025.
Details of certificates issued under the Special Import System for the top ten veterinary medicines that were imported 1 April to 30 June 2025.
Guidance for the veterinary pharmaceutical industry on how to apply for and maintain a shared-label for use on veterinary medicines placed on the market in the UK and Ireland.
Requirements for documentation, procedures and record keeping.
Information for beekeepers about inspections the Animal and Plant Health Agency carries out on colonies, veterinary medicine records and honey samples.
Details on the use of the Veterinary Medicine Internal Market Scheme (VMHSS) as it allows for the temporary authorisation to use suitable alternative products where the animal or public health situation requires for all type…
Sourcing medicines via online pharmacies, impact on prices and trading with the EU, such as food products from 1 January 2026.
These published standards relate to Corporate Priority 3 – Regulatory Service.
Explainer for businesses and persons regulated by the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013, as amended, on the transitional provisions included in the amending legislation: the Veterinary Medicines (Amendment etc.) Regulati…
Marketing Authorisations Veterinary Information Service (MAVIS) Hub edition 111.
The VMD’s Objectives which relate to our Key Performance Indicators and activities.
Information for reporting adverse events in a person following accidental or intentional exposure to an animal medicine.
Marketing Authorisations Information Service (MAVIS) Hub edition 127.
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