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What was the first parliamentary legislation for animal welfare in the world?

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Richard Martin’s act to prevent the cruel and improper treatment of cattle 1822

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What year was the act to prevent the cruel and improper treatment of cattle passed?

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1822

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What year was the animal welfare act passed?

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2006

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What act did the animal welfare act replace?

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The protection of animals act (1911)

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What was the animal welfare act designed to do?

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Prevent the outright cruelty to a animals

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What does the animal welfare act define animals as being?

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A living vertebrate

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What date was the animals health and welfare (Scotland) act enacted?

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October 6th 2006

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What is the key difference between the animal health and welfare act in Scotland and the animal welfare act in England and Wales?

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Tail docking is banned for all dog breeds in Scotland whereas there are some exemptions in England and Wales

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What are the five welfare needs?

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  • the need for a suitable environment
  • the need for a suitable diet
  • the need to be able to exhibit normal behaviour
  • the need to be housed with, or apart, from other animals
  • the need to be protected from pain, suffering, injury and disease
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What action can be taken if someone if found to have broken the animal welfare act?

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Improvement notice issued

Criminal prosecution

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11
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What is an improvement notice?

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Given to owners who have broken the animals welfare act

Explains how the welfare need isn’t met, what they need to do, timescale and action that will be taken if not rectified

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If criminal prosecution takes place after a breach of the animal welfare act what can the outcome of this be if the owner if found guilty?

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Fine of up to £20,000
Imprisonment
Have the animal taken away
Banned from keeping animals in future

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13
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What is the minimum age for buying or winning a pet without parental accompaniment?

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16

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What year was the dangerous dog act introduced?

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1991

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What breeds are prohibited under the dangerous dogs act 1991?

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  • American pit bull terrier
  • Japanese tosa
  • dogo Argentino
  • fila brasiliera
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16
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What are the rules of ownership for a prohibited breed of dog?

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  • notifying police of ownership
  • obtaining a certificate of exemption from police, issued when the dog has been neutered and microchipped
  • dog is covered by third party liability insurance
  • dog is muzzled and kept on a lead in public
  • dog is always in the company of a person over 16
  • it is an offence to sell, exchange or abandon the dog
  • it is an offence to breed from these dogs
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17
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What criminal offence can occur to any dog owner under section 3 of the dangerous dogs act?

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For the dog to be dangerously out of control in a public place

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What year were amendments made to the dangerous dogs act?

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2014

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19
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What updates were made to the dangerous dogs act in 2014?

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  • It is now an offence for you dog to attack an assistance dog
  • Prison sentences will be increased for some offences
  • police or appointed local authority now have powers to seize a dangerously out of control dog in a private place as well as a public place
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20
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When did microchipping become compulsory?

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April 2016

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Which professional body would deal with complains regarding the conduct of an RVN?

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The royal college of veterinary surgeons (RCVS)

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22
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What year was the Breeding of dogs act introduced?

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1991

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Under the Breeding of Dogs Act 1991 who would need a licence?

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Anyone breeding five or more litters a year

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What year was the breeding of dogs act introduced?

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1991

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25
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What act amended the Breeding of dogs act 1991?

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Breeding and sale of dogs (welfare) act 1999

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Under the Breeding of dogs (welfare) act 1999 what are the requirements for an establishment to become licences to breed dogs?

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The local authority must ensure that the animals are adequately accommodated, fed, exercised and protected from disease and fire

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Where would someone wanting to breed dogs get a licence from?

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Their local authority

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28
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What does the Breeding of Dogs ( welfare) act prevent?

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It prevents commercial premises being given a licence if bitches are being mated under one year old, have more than six litters of puppies and give birth to puppies more than once a year.

It prevents puppies being sold before eight weeks old and must be vaccinated and identified

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29
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What year was the Animal Boarding Establishment act established?

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1963

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30
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What conditions are in place for an establishment to be licensed under the Animals Boarding Establishment act?

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  • Animal owner records with details of arrival and departure must be kept
  • Provision of suitable accommodation
  • Adequate and appropriate supply of food and water
  • adequate exercise facilities
  • protection from disease and fire
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31
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How often should a breeding establishment renew its licence?

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Annually

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32
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What conditions apply to hold a pet shop licence under the Pet Animals act 1951?

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  • Adequate care
  • Adequate accommodation with correct husbandry, heating, lighting etc
  • Appropriate food
  • Observed and checked at suitable intervals throughout the day
  • Sold after weaning and after a suitable age has been reached
  • Protection from disease and fire
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33
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Who can inspect an establishment for a Pet shop licence under the Pet Animals Act?

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A veterinary surgeon

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What does the Protection of animals (anaesthetics) act 1945 state?

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It is illegal to preform surgery that will cause pain on an animals without the appropriate use of local or general anaesthetic

35
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What are the exemptions to The protection of animals (anaesthetics) act?

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  • Birds, Reptiles and fish
  • Emergency first aid
  • Under permitted home office licensed procedures
  • minor painless operations carried out by a VS or VN
36
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What does the welfare of animals during transportation 1973, 1994 (Amendment) order 1995 cover?

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Protects all animals during transportation by road, rail, sea and air. 
Loading and unloading
Housing and containers for transit 
Access to food and water
Number of animals allowed per transit
37
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What does the Zoo licensing act 1981 (amendment) (England and wales) Regulations 2002 cover?

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Implements regulations relating to the keeping of wild animals in Zoos. Covers the welfare of the animals and the security required to ensure the protection of the public

38
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Under the Zoo licensing act what classes as a zoo?

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Any exhibition of wild animals open to the public for 7 days or more a year

39
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When is a zoo licence renewed?

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After 4 years initially then every 6 years thereafter

40
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What acts govern the production, storage, handling, use and supply of medicines in veterinary practices?

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  • The Medicines Act 1968
  • The Veterinary medicines regulations 2005
  • The Veterinary medicines (restrictions on the administration of veterinary products) Regulations 1994
41
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What Acts govern the production, supply, possession, storage and dispensing of drugs where potential exists for abuse by humans?

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  • The Misuse of Drugs act 1971

- The Misuse of Drugs regulations 1985

42
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What does the Supply of relevant medical products order 2005 do?

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Specifies legal aspects of prescribing and supplying veterinary medicines and implements recommendations from the competitions commission.

43
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Which part of the Supply of relevant medical products order 2005 has since been overturned?

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It prevented surgeons charging for prescriptions

44
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What act replaced the medicines Act 1968?

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The Veterinary medicines Regulations 2005

45
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What type of drugs are controlled drugs?

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drugs that are open to misuse by people

46
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What legislation controls the production, supply, possession, storage and dispensing of controlled drugs?

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the misuse of drugs regulations 1971 and the misuse of drugs regulations 1985

47
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What schedule of drugs would require a prescription from someone with a home office licence?

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Schedule 1

48
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How do schedule 2 drugs need to be stored?

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in a locked cabinet with the whereabouts of the key recorded on a register or kept with each vet (locked cabinet secured to the car if on house calls)

49
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Give some examples of schedule 2 drugs

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alfentanyl, amphetamines, fentanyl, methadone, morphine, pethidine and secobarbital

50
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which schedule of drugs need to be recorded on a controlled drugs register?

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Schedule 2

51
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Give some examples of schedule 3 drugs

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benzphetamine, buprenorphine, midazolam, pentobarbital and phenobarbital

52
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How should schedule 3 drugs be stored?

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sore securely but no need for a controlled drugs register

53
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what are the requirements for storing schedule 4 drugs?

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there are no specific requirements

54
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What are schedule 5 drugs?

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present in low amounts in most veterinary medicine, exempt from all controlled drugs requirements

55
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What does the veterinary medicines regulation 2005 cover?

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  • the issue and review of marketing authorisations (MA)
  • exemptons for medicines to hold an MA
  • the use of unauthorised or unlicensed products - the prescribing cascade
  • provisions for the retail supply of veterinary medicinal products
  • advertising of veterinary medicinal products
56
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What acts cover the safe disposal of drugs?

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  • the control of pollution act 1974
  • the controlled waste regulations 1992
  • the environmental pollution act 1990
57
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what year was the veterinary surgeons act?

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1966

58
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What does the veterinary surgeons act class as an act of veterinary surgery?

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  • the diagnosis of disease in and injury to animals including tests performed on animals for diagnostic purposes.
  • the giving of advise based upon such diagnosis
  • the medical or surgical treatment of an animal
59
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What year was the health and safety at work act?

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1974

60
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Under the health and safety at work act 1974 what duties does the employee have?

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  • use equipment and dangerous substances in accordance with the training they have received
  • report dangerous situations
61
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under the health and safety at work act 1974 what duties does the employer have?>

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  • to ensure, as far as reasonably practicable, the health, safety and welfare at work of their employees
  • assess risks and follow through
  • provide informations and training
  • ensure other people are not at risk e.g. visitors
62
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What does the control of substances hazardous to health 2002 do?

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ensures that all substances with are potentially hazardous to health are stored, transported and handled in a way that minimises the risk of absorbing or ingesting the substances.

63
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what does POM-V mean?

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medicines that can only be prescribed by a veterinary surgeon

64
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what does POM-VPS mean?

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medicines that can be prescribed by a vet, pharmacist or suitably qualified person (SQP)

65
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what does NFA-VPS mean?

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medicines can be supplied by a vet, pharmacist or SQP

66
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what does AVM-GSL mean?

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medicines that can be sold by anyone

67
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What does the Veterinary medicines directorate assess veterinary products for?

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safety, Efficacy and quality

68
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What are the prescribing requirements for a POM-V?

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may only be prescribed by a veterinary surgeon following a clinical assessment of an animals under their care.

69
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What are the prescribing requirements of a POM-VPS?

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May only be prescribed by a veterinary surgeon, pharmacist or suitably qualified person . No clinical examination is necessary before prescribing and the animal does not have to be under the prescribers care.

70
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What are the prescribing requirements of a NFA-VPS?

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they do not have to be prescribed by can only be supplied by a veterinary surgeon, pharmacist or SQP

71
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What are the prescribing requirements for AVM-GSL?

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There is no requirement for anyone selling them to be qualified and they do not need to be supplied from a registered, authorised or approved premiss.

72
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What does POM-V stand for?

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Prescription-only medicine - veterinary

73
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What does POM-VPS stand for?

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prescription-only medicine - veterinarian, pharmacist, suitably qualified person

74
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What does NFA-VPS stand for?

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Non-food animal - veterinarian, pharmacist, suitably qualified person

75
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What does AVM-GSL stand for?

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Authorised veterinary medicine - general sales list

76
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What are VMPs?

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Veterinary medicinal products

77
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What is the VMD?

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The veterinary medicines directorate

78
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What is the EMA

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European medicines agency

79
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What must Veterinary medicinal products have to be able to be sold in the UK or EU?

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Marketing authorisation (MA)

80
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What does the EU define veterinary medicinal products as?

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  • products that are medicinal by presentation

- products that are medicinal by function

81
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What comes under the exemption for small pet animals?

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Veterinary medicinal products for minor species of small animals kept as pets. E.g. caged birds, fish, companion rabbits and small rodents.

82
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Who can supply ESPA products?

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Anyone

83
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What veterinary medicines do not need an MA?

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Exemption for small animals and homeopathic

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