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Extramural Studies Placement 2025

Opportunity for veterinary students to apply to attend a one-week extramural studies (EMS) placement in July 2025.

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Guidance: Retail of veterinary medicines

Prescribing or supplying veterinary medicines including requirements for registration and inspection of premises.

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Notice: MAVIS Hub Edition 133

Marketing Authorisations Veterinary Information Service (MAVIS) Hub edition 133.

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Guidance: Known supply problems with animal medicines

Reported problems with the supply of an animal medicine and the date when the issue is expected to be resolved.

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Recruitment for a Senior Safety Assessor

Senior Safety Assessor vacancy, working on authorising veterinary medicines in the UK.

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Solensia 7 mg/ml Solution for Injection for Cats

VMD response to concerns raised following media reports of serious adverse events in cats administered Solensia.

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Solensia 7 mg/ml Solution for Injection for Cats

VMD response to concerns raised following media reports of serious adverse events in cats administered Solensia.

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Recruitment for Application Co ordinators

Vacancies for Application Co-ordinator roles, working on applications received in respect of veterinary medicine marketing authorisations.

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Form: Annual fees for marketing authorisation holders for veterinary medicines

How to complete and submit the turnover declaration form as the holder of a UK marketing authorisation.

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Guidance: Vaccination of dogs

Information on authorised vaccines and vaccination schedules for dogs.

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Guidance: Top Ten Imported Veterinary Medicines – Quarterly Report 1 October to 31 December 2024

Details of certificates issued under the Special Import System for the top ten veterinary medicines that were imported 1 October to 31 December 2024.

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Official Statistics: Residues of veterinary medicines in food: 2024

Residues of veterinary medicines in food 2024 surveillance results, a rolling summary.

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Notice: Illegal animal medicines: seizures, improvement notices and prosecutions

References and list of enforcement notices and prosecutions which involved illegal activity with animal medicines in the last year.

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Official Statistics: VMD Published Standards 2024 to 2025: Monitoring performance

Reporting against VMD published standards up to 31 March 2025.

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Recruitment for Higher Executive Officer in the Director Support Office

Director Support Office vacancy, working to support our Directors and Senior Colleagues.

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Training Event: Veterinary Dispensary Manager Online Course

Online training event on Wednesday 5 March 2025 ideal for anyone involved in veterinary dispensary roles.

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Guidance: Urgent and clinically significant safety updates for veterinary medicines

Urgent and clinically significant safety updates arising from pharmacovigilance data, including reported adverse events, for veterinary medicines authorised in the UK.

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Guidance: Urgent and clinically significant safety updates for veterinary medicines

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Urgent and clinically significant safety updates arising from pharmacovigilance data, including reported adverse events, for veterinary medicines authorised in the UK.

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Librela solution for injection in dogs

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VMD response to concerns raised following media reports of serious adverse events in dogs administered Librela.

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Guidance: Benefit risk report (BRR) and signal notification submissions

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Benefit-Risk Submission Report (BRSR) and Pharmacovigilance Sales Submission (PSS) templates and guidance for completion of BRSRs, PSSs and signal notifications.

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Meflosyl 5% Solution for Injection SPC change

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Change to the information provided on adverse events in the Summary of Product Characteristics for Meflosyl 5% Solution for Injection, authorised for use in horses.

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Official Statistics: VMD Published Standards 2024 to 2025: Monitoring performance

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Reporting against VMD published standards up to 31 March 2025.

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Guidance: Fees calculator: new and variation applications for animal medicines in Northern Ireland

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Fees are charged for new marketing authorisation (MA) applications and variations to MAs.

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Notice: Illegal animal medicines: seizures, improvement notices and prosecutions

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References and list of enforcement notices and prosecutions which involved illegal activity with animal medicines in the last year.

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Notice: Illegal animal medicines: seizures, improvement notices and prosecutions

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References and list of enforcement notices and prosecutions which involved illegal activity with animal medicines in the last year.

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Guidance: Animal Test Certificates

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Requirements for an Animal Test Certificate (ATC) to carry out the field trial of a veterinary medicine in animals (clinical trial) in the UK.

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Form: Apply to change an animal test certificate (ATC)

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Application form to make a change to an animal test certificate (ATC).

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Form: Apply to run a clinical trial using a medicine for an animal

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Application form for a licence to conduct a clinical trial using an animal medicine (animal test certificate).

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Guidance: Urgent and clinically significant safety updates for veterinary medicines

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Urgent and clinically significant safety updates arising from pharmacovigilance data, including reported adverse events, for veterinary medicines authorised in the UK.

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VMD seizes over 13,000 unauthorised horse medicines sold illegally online

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Over 13,000 AbPrazole and Absucralfate products destined for sites across the UK were seized by VMD enforcement officers.

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Guidance: Apply to change a veterinary Marketing Authorisation or Homeopathic Remedy

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Guidance for the pharmaceutical industry on how to apply to vary a veterinary Marketing Authorisation (MA) or Homeopathic Remedy.

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Genta Equine 100 mg/ml Solution for Injection for Horses – Adverse events

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Increase in suspected adverse event reports following use of Genta-Equine 100 mg/ml Solution for Injection for Horses.

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Report a suspected problem with an animal medicine or microchip

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Who you should contact if a pet or other animal or human has an unexpected reaction to a veterinary medicine or a problem with a microchip.

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Guidance: Exemption from authorisation for medicines for small pet animals

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How to comply with the exemption from the Veterinary Medicines Regulations that allow certain animal medicines to be sold without a marketing authorisation.

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Guidance: Implementation explainer: Pharmacovigilance

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Explainer for the pharmaceutical industry on the implementation of Pharmacovigilance requirements during the transition time from the date the revised VMR have effect in GB to 17 May 2027.

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Guidance: Benefit risk report (BRR) and signal notification submissions

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Benefit-Risk Submission Report (BRSR) and Pharmacovigilance Sales Submission (PSS) templates and guidance for completion of BRSRs, PSSs and signal notifications.

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Guidance: Pharmacovigilance of Veterinary Medicinal Products in Great Britain

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Explanation of what Pharmacovigilance means and who is responsible. These documents must be read with the Implementation Explainer at VMD Information Hub.

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Recruitment for Pharmacovigilance Assessors

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Pharmacovigilance Assessors vacancies within the Authorisations Division.

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Guidance: Naming of veterinary medicinal products

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Criteria applied by the VMD for accepting and agreeing the invented name of veterinary medicinal products.

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Guidance: Timetables for national applications for MAs, ATCs and VHRs

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All national applications will be processed on one of six timetables that vary in length depending on the complexity and nature of the application under assessment.

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Recruitment for Head of Regulatory Affairs

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Head of Regulatory Affairs vacancy, working on the authorisation, use, and manufacture of veterinary medicines in the UK.

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Training Event: Veterinary Medicines Masterclass VMD Inspectors' Guide to the Regulations

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In person training event on Wednesday 5 March 2025 at the Birmingham Hilton Metropole, delivered by VMD inspectors.

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Recruitment for an Antimicrobial Use, Stewardship and Stakeholder Engagement Manager

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Antimicrobial Use, Stewardship and Stakeholder Engagement Manager vacancy, working on the VMD’s Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) policy and surveillance.

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Recruitment for a Senior External Communications Manager

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Senior External Communications Manager vacancy, working on the VMD’s strategic communications.

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Recruitment for a Synergy Delivery and Business Change Lead

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Synergy Delivery and Business Change Lead vacancy, working on the delivery and implementation of the Synergy programme for the VMD.

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