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How to obtain an authorisation to wholesale veterinary medicines.
How to apply for, update and cancel licences for the manufacture, import and wholesale of human and veterinary medicines.
The actions to take for sourcing medicines in different circumstances.
Guidance for UK wholesalers and manufacturers on how to import human medicines including unlicensed medicines, how to apply for a licence and how much it costs.
Guidance on applications and licences for manufacturers & wholesalers, suspended and revoked licences, registrations, exporting medicines, defective medicinal products and fees.
Apply for an import certificate to import a medicinal product into the UK for veterinary use.
Manufacturer licences including importer licences, specials, investigational and non orthodox and wholesale distribution licences.
Guidance to help applicants and licence holders get and maintain a wholesale dealer licence (WDA(H)) or broker registration – MHRA guidance note 6.
Forms to apply for or to make a variation to a wholesale dealer licence (WDA(V)), manufacturer licence (MANA) or manufacturer ‘specials’ licence for veterinary medicines (MANSA).
Apply to import a medicine for veterinary use into the UK.
A wholesale dealer in Great Britain may import Qualified Person certified medicines from the European Economic Area if certain checks are made by the ‘Responsible Person (import)’
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.) Regulations 2024.
Guidance for industry on flexible approaches we are taking on good distribution practices.
Examples of how and when to adjust the customs value for commercial level and quantity when using Methods 2 or 3 if you’re an importer or clearing agent.
List of sites granted a manufacturer or wholesale dealer licence
Register as a manufacturer, importer or distributor of active substances for use in veterinary medicines.
Legal requirements for the sale of veterinary medicines on the internet and the VMD Accredited Internet Retailer Scheme (AIRS).
Who in the pharmaceutical industry can be a Marketing Authorisation Holder, named distributor or local representative and how to make changes to these.
Comply with good manufacturing practice (GMP) and good distribution practice (GDP), and prepare for an inspection.
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