Veterinary Medicine

Question 1

What are veterinary medicines?

Answer 1

• All animals other than humans
• All products that treat/ prevent disease by exerting pharmacological, immunological or metabolic action

Question 2

Key responsibilities of the veterinary medicines directorate

Answer 2

• Enforce regulations on VMR
• Pharmacovigilance
• Testing for veterinary meds in animals (products)
• Licensing veterinary medicines (MA)
• Assess and authorise companies to sell veterinary meds
• Control how the meds are made and distributed

Question 3

What are the 5 categories of veterinary meds?

Answer 3

• POM-V - clinical assessment required and only be prescribed and supplied by a veterinary surgeon with a written prescription
• POM-VPS - prescribed and supplied but a veterinary surgeon, pharmacist or suitable person. Written prescription if only needed if supplied is not a prescriber
• NFA-VPS - supplied by a veterinary surgeon, pharmacist or suitable person
• AVM-GSL - an authorised veterinary med available at GSL
• Unauthorised - can only be prescribed by a veterinary surgeon through cascade