Known supply problems with animal medicines A reminder that for guidance on how to report known supply problems to VMD, please visit the GOV.UK website. Posted: 16 October 2019 at 12:29 pm
Controlled drugs: recording, using, storing and disposal As a vet or pharmacist, you must follow legal requirements when working with controlled drugs in veterinary medicine. Changes have been made to this page summary on the GOV.UK website to include a list of currently authorised veterinary medicines containing controlled drugs (updated 14 October 2019). Posted: 15 October 2019 at 11:58 am
Apply for product authorisations Please visit the GOV.UK website for details on guidance and application forms for a Marketing Authorisation, Parallel Import, Animal Test Certificate, Veterinary Homeopathic Remedy, Autogenous Vaccine Authorisation or Export Certificate. Changes have been made to this page which covers the addition of application forms and new marketing authorisation, variation and renewal of a marketing authorisation. Posted: 15 October 2019 at 11:56 am
Application form for a new national marketing authorisation Please see the GOV.UK website for details of the form which should be used to apply for a new marketing authorisation. Posted: 15 October 2019 at 11:52 am
VMD Published Standards 2019 to 2020: Monitoring performance Please visit the Gov.UK website for information on the VMD licensing performance reports summary (up to 30 September 2019). Posted: 14 October 2019 at 9:00 am
Import a medicine for veterinary use into the UK Please refer to the GOV.UK page summary in relation to importing medicine for veterinary use into the UK. Changes have been made to policies and processes to introduce one type of import certificate to be issued to vets. News item dated 18 September explains in more detail: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/the-vmd-will-launch-an-updated-online-special-import-application-form-on-7-october-2019 Posted: 8 October 2019 at 8:34 am
Veterinary Antimicrobial Resistance and Sales Surveillance 2017 GOV.UK have detailed changes made to the UK VARSS report. Corrections to sales data have been published. Please refer to the 2017 erratum and the UK-VARSS 2018 report (when available) for updated sales data. Posted: 8 October 2019 at 8:32 am
Veterinary Antimicrobial Resistance and Sales Surveillance 2016 GOV.UK have published corrections with reference to sales data published. Please refer to the 2016 erratum and the UK-VARSS 2018 report (when available) for updated sales data. Posted: 8 October 2019 at 8:23 am
Suspension of Veterinary Medicines containing the excipient Diethanolamine (DEA) – update The VMD have published an update (24 September 2019) in reference to the availability of flunixin solutions for injection. For further details, please visit the VMD website (GOV.UK). Posted: 25 September 2019 at 11:24 am
Residues of veterinary medicines in food: 2019 For details of the residues of veterinary medicines in food 2019 surveillance results, please visit the GOV.UK website. Posted: 25 September 2019 at 11:20 am