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VETERINARY MEDICINES GUIDANCE NOTE No 3

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VMGN <strong>No</strong> 3<br />

TABLE OF CONTENTS<br />

Contents Paragraph Page<br />

Introduction 1 6<br />

Distribution Categories 3 6<br />

POM-V 5 6<br />

POM-VPS 11 7<br />

NFA-VPS 14 8<br />

AVM-GSL 16 8<br />

Small Animal Exemption Scheme (SAES) 18 8<br />

Veterinary Surgeons 20 9<br />

Registration of practice premises 25 9<br />

Mobile units 30 10<br />

Supply of medicines from vehicles and cold calling 31 10<br />

Pharmacists 32 10<br />

Suitably Qualified Persons 35 11<br />

Inspection of Retail Premises 42 12<br />

Prescriptions 53 14<br />

Written prescriptions 55 14<br />

Prescription tampering 58 15<br />

Requirements at the time of retail supply 60 16<br />

Controlled drugs 61 16<br />

Buying groups 62 16<br />

Auctions 63 16<br />

Out of date products 64 17<br />

Emergency wholesale supply between authorised retailers 65 17<br />

Supplying medicines for horses 67 17<br />

Importation of veterinary medicines 68 17<br />

Export of veterinary medicines 69 17<br />

Export under a prescription from an EEA veterinary surgeon 73 18<br />

Labelling at the Time of Supply 76 18<br />

Retail Supply via the Internet 80 19<br />

Specific Requirements for Supply of Sheep Dips 82 19<br />

Adverse Events – Pharmacovigilance 85 20<br />

Further Information 88 20<br />

ANNEX A SHEEP DIPPING NOTICE 21<br />

ANNEX B <strong>VETERINARY</strong> PRACTICE PREMISES INSPECTION CRITERIA 24<br />

ANNEX C SUITABLY QUALIFIED PERSON PREMISES INSPECTION CRITERIA 36<br />

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