Veterinary medicines

Question 1

Define veterinary medicines.

Answer 1

All products or substances that give impression of treating/preventing disease or restore/correct/modify physiological functions by exerting a pharmacological/immunological/metabolic action

Question 2

What are the 4 categories of veterinary medicines?

Answer 2

1. POM-V
2. POM-VPS
3. NFA-VPS
4. AVM-GSL

Question 3

Describe POM-V

Answer 3

• Prescription only meds
• Can only be prescribed and supplied by a veterinary surgeon or a pharmacist with a written prescription
• Clinical assessment needed
• Prescription required
• Supply requires presence of pharmacist

Question 4

Describe POM-VPS

Answer 4

• Prescription only meds
• Prescribed and supplied by a veterinary surgeon, a pharmacist or a suitably qualified person with an oral or written prescription
• Prescription required if supplier is not the prescriber
• Supply requires a pharmacist present

Question 5

Describe NFA-VPS

Answer 5

• A category of medicine for non-food animals
• Supplied by a veterinary surgeon, a pharmacist or a suitably qualified person
• A written prescription is not required
• Supply requires presence of a pharmacist

Question 6

Describe AVM-GSL

Answer 6

• An authorised veterinary medicine that is available on general sale
• Prescription is not required
• Supply does not require presence of a pharmacist

Question 7

Describe unauthorised veterinary medicines

Answer 7

• Unlicensed med that does not have a marketing authorisation.
• Is not eligible for exception through the SAES
• Can only be prescribed by a veterinary surgeon under the Cascade - this includes any human medicine used for animals
• A prescription is needed

Question 8

Describe exempt medicines under schedule 6 of VMR

Answer 8

• An unlicensed med that does not require MA
• Exemptions for small pet animals (SAES)
• No restrictions on the retail supply within the UK

Question 9

State the requirements for the veterinary prescription for controlled drugs

Answer 9

• Standardised forms are not required
• Prescription should be retained for 5 years and not submitted to relevant NHS agency
• Supply CD for max of 28 days of treatment unless long term treatment

Question 10

What are the legal requirements for pharmacists who supply NFA-VPS medicines or prescribe POM-VPS medicines?

Answer 10

• Advice on how to use the product safely
• Advice on any applicable warnings and contraindications on the packaging label
• Be satisfied that the recipient intends to use the medicine correctly and is competent to do so

Question 11

What is there is no authorised product for a certain illness in animals?

Answer 11

Can prescribe medicine ‘under the cascade’

Question 12

Which medicines need to be recorded?

Answer 12

POM-V and POM-VPS