Vet medicines

Question 1

What are the six categories of vet medicines?

Answer 1

1. POM-V
2. POM-VPS
3. NFA-VPS
4. AVM-GSL
5. SAES
6. unauthorised vet medicines

Question 2

explain SAES

Answer 2

An unlicensed veterinary medicine that does not
require a marketing authorisation because it meets
criteria laid out in Schedule 6 of the Veterinary
Medicines Regulations - Exemptions for small pet
animals

Question 3

Does POM-VPS require a prescription?

Answer 3

is prescriber is supplier then NO

Question 4

How do we process vetinary prescriptions?

Answer 4

retain 5 years or just keep all records of documents in book for 5 years

Question 5

prescription requirement for POM-V and POM-VPS (9)

Answer 5

1. prescriber - name, telephone, address, qualification, signature (if CD2/3 then RCVS number)
2. Owner - name and address
3. identification of animal, species - address if different to owner
4. Date - valid for 6 months, CD2/3/4 = 28 days
5. Medicine - name, quantity, dose, administration instructions
6. warnings - withdrawal period
7. if under cascade then ‘under vet cascade’
8. repeatable - number of times it can be repeated
9. Schedule 2/3 wording ‘item prescribed for an animal/herd under care of vet’

Question 6

What is the vet cascade?

Answer 6

supply authorised medicine with a MA where it exists if NOT then

1. give existing licensed medicine for another species/condition
2. licensed human medicine or EU licensed vet medicine
3. extemp product

Question 7

what does a pharmacy need to do which supplies POM-V and POM-VPS?

Answer 7

undertake annual audit