Legislations

Question 1

What does the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013 govern?

Answer 1

All aspects of veterinary medicine usage, including

• wholesale - selling to practice
• retail - selling to clients
• storage
• prescribing
• supplying
• labelling
• record keeping
• monitoring

Question 2

What does the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013 cover?

Answer 2

issuing and reviewing Marketing Authorisations

dealing unauthorised products and the prescribing cascade

dealing with with wholesale and retail supply

advertising products

Question 3

Misuse of Drugs Regulations

Year? Summary?

Answer 3

2001

Supply, procession and storage of controlled drugs.

Promotes education and research into drug dependence and addiction

Question 4

Hazardous Waste Regulations

Year? Summary?

Answer 4

2005

Classification and disposal of hazardous waste

Any business producing a significant amount of hazardous waste must register with the environmental agency

Question 5

COSHH

Year? Summary?

Answer 5

2002

Control Of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations

Manages risks of Hazardous Substances

Risk assessments for all medicines

Control measures and SOPs must be in place if necessary
- eg storage control, PPE, restrictions and rules

Question 6

VMD?

Answer 6

Veterinary Medicine Directorate

An executive agency of DEFRA

Question 7

VMD responsibilities?

Answer 7

Ensure safe, effective and responsible use

Issuing and monitoring MAs

Develop and enforce the VMR
- use VMR enforcement tools

Inspecting registered premises

Question 8

VMR enforcement tools?

Answer 8

Least severe 
- advisory/warning letters
- improvement notices (min 14 days)
- seizure notices 
- destruction of products 
- suspension or removal of MA 
- police cautions or prosecutions 
Most severe

Question 9

Examples to cause use of enforcement tools?

Answer 9

Unauthorised procession

Administration not in accordance with MA

Marketing as vet medicine when not

Failure to supply accurate records

Question 10

AMTRA?

Answer 10

Animal Medicines Training Regulatory Authority

Contain a list of RAMAs and registered premises

Regulate RAMAs Authorised Training centres

Monitor CPD for RAMAs

Question 11

RCVS?

Answer 11

Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons

Monitor Veterinary professional conduct
- including Veterinary medicines

Hold list of registered premises

Oversee Practice Standard Scheme