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Details of the police caution issued on 18 February 2019 at Northumbria Police Station.
Details of the police caution issued on 29 November 2018 at Clapham Police Station.
Reminder for Marketing Authorisation Holders (MAHs) on how to report UK supply problems with their veterinary medicinal products to the VMD.
Government is working with animal health companies who have been carrying out extensive EU Exit contingency planning for all EU Exit scenarios.
This is the hub for all the Veterinary Medicines Directorate's communications on EU Exit which includes guidance on how you can prepare if the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
Update 11 February: Availability of isoflurane-containing products in the UK.
Up-to-date contact details for holders of Marketing Authorisations (MAs), Animal Test Certificates (ATCs) and Veterinary Homeopathic Registrations (VHRs).
Product defect recall alert for Equimax Oral Gel for Horses Yardpacks (packs of 48 syringes) - Vm 05653/4176 by Virbac Ltd
Web services, such as the Special Imports System, and the telephone service will be unavailable due to essential electrical maintenance.
Product Defect recall alert for Carprieve Small Animal Injection (Vm 02000/4229) by Norbrook Laboratories Ltd.
Validation during the Christmas period 2018 for an application for an MA, ManA, WDA, Batch Release and Export Certificate.
Details of the improvement notice issued to Mallon Veterinary Practice, Dungannon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, published in September 2018.
Total sales of antibiotics for use in animals in the UK have fallen to their lowest level since 1993, according to Defra’s Veterinary Medicines Directorate.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Details of the improvement notice issued to S Whitehead Farm Supplies, Settle, North Yorkshire, published in October 2018.
Key actions and improvements being taken by VMD following the 2018 Pharmaceutical Customer Satisfaction Survey.
The VMD considers that veterinary products containing Cannabidiol are veterinary medicines.
Information has been published on what the implementation period would mean for the life science sector, which includes human and veterinary medicines, once the Withdrawal Agreement has been finalised.
The VMD is seeking one Non-Executive Director to bring their experience to add critical challenge to the work of the agency and to assist the Chief Executive, as accounting officer, to provide the necessary assurance.
The VMD and VPC will hold Open Meetings on 28 September 2018 & VMD will hold a Pharmaceutical Industry Information Event on 14 November 2018.
Product defect recall alert for Willcain Solution for Injection (Vm 10434/4046) by Dechra Ltd
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