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Find out when you must use a Defra-approved disinfectant, which product to use, and in what concentration.
Resources to help primary care practitioners promote the appropriate use of antibiotics in dental care.
Get help to classify cigarettes, cigars, raw tobacco, smoking tobacco, tobacco for heating and nicotine substitutes for import and export.
Guidance on decontamination and infection control, including surgical instruments, dental equipment, endoscopes and benchtop steam sterilizers.
Guidance for living safely with respiratory infections, including coronavirus (COVID-19).
Find out about the process and costs to apply for Defra disinfectant approval.
Legacy resources to support magnets safety and raise awareness produced for a product safety campaign during 2021.
Criteria applied by the VMD for accepting and agreeing the invented name of veterinary medicinal products.
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