tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/organisations/veterinary-medicines-directorate Veterinary Medicines Directorate - Activity on ÌìÃÀÓ°Ôº HM Government 2025-06-27T12:49:10Z /guidance/urgent-safety-updates-for-veterinary-medicines#2025-06-27T12:49:10Z 2025-06-27T12:49:10Z 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. /government/news/further-update-genta-equine-100-mgml-solution-for-injection-for-horses-adverse-events#2025-06-27T12:40:39Z 2025-06-27T12:40:39Z Further update: Genta-Equine 100 mg/ml Solution for Injection for Horses – Adverse events Actions following the identification of the cause of an increase of adverse event reports following the use of Genta-Equine 100 mg/ml Solution for Injection for Horses. /government/publications/vmd-foi-requests-received-1-january-to-31-march-2025#2025-06-27T12:32:12Z 2025-06-27T12:32:12Z FOI release: VMD FOI requests received 1 January to 31 March 2025 Freedom of Information (FOI) requests received by the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) 1 January to 31 March 2025. /government/news/urgent-warning-to-pet-owners-as-toxic-chemicals-found-in-fake-flea-treatments#2025-06-25T23:00:00Z 2025-06-25T23:00:00Z Urgent warning to pet owners as toxic chemicals found in fake flea treatments Pet owners urged to be wary of dangerous fake treatments discovered on e-commerce sites. /government/news/recruitment-for-biological-assessors#2025-06-24T14:55:45Z 2025-06-24T14:55:45Z Recruitment for Biological Assessors Biological Assessor, working on new marketing authorisations, variations of existing authorisations, and animal test certificates. /guidance/apply-for-a-veterinary-medicine-wholesale-dealers-authorisation-wda#2025-06-23T10:45:23Z 2025-06-23T10:45:23Z Apply for veterinary medicine wholesale dealer's authorisation (WDA) How to obtain an authorisation to wholesale veterinary medicines. /government/news/good-distribution-practice-for-veterinary-medicinal-products-in-great-britain-published#2025-06-23T10:03:17Z 2025-06-23T10:03:17Z Good Distribution Practice for Veterinary Medicinal Products in Great Britain published The VMD has published the Good Distribution Practice (GDP) for Veterinary Medicinal Products in Great Britain, providing updated guidance for wholesale dealers. /guidance/good-distribution-practice-for-veterinary-medicinal-products-in-great-britain/supply-issues#2025-06-20T13:15:19Z 2025-06-20T13:15:19Z Supply Issues Notification to the VMD if they have a reason to suspect, or know of, a threat to the continued supply of a veterinary medicine. /guidance/good-distribution-practice-for-veterinary-medicinal-products-in-great-britain/pharmacovigilance#2025-06-20T13:15:19Z 2025-06-20T13:15:19Z Pharmacovigilance Guidance on Pharmacovigilance reporting. /guidance/good-distribution-practice-for-veterinary-medicinal-products-in-great-britain/complaints-returns-suspected-counterfeits-and-recalls#2025-06-20T13:15:18Z 2025-06-20T13:15:18Z Complaints, Returns, Suspected Counterfeits and Recalls Requirements for handling complaints, returns, suspected counterfeits and recalls. /guidance/good-distribution-practice-for-veterinary-medicinal-products-in-great-britain/operations#2025-06-20T13:15:18Z 2025-06-20T13:15:18Z Operations Operational requirements. /guidance/good-distribution-practice-for-veterinary-medicinal-products-in-great-britain/personnel-requirements#2025-06-20T13:15:18Z 2025-06-20T13:15:18Z Personnel Requirements There must be sufficiently competent personnel to carry out all the tasks for which the wholesale dealer is responsible. /guidance/good-distribution-practice-for-veterinary-medicinal-products-in-great-britain/principal#2025-06-20T13:15:18Z 2025-06-20T13:15:18Z Principal Principles of good distribution practice for veterinary medicinal products. /guidance/good-distribution-practice-for-veterinary-medicinal-products-in-great-britain/self-inspections#2025-06-20T13:15:18Z 2025-06-20T13:15:18Z Self-Inspections Requirements for a self-inspection programme. /guidance/good-distribution-practice-for-veterinary-medicinal-products-in-great-britain/annual-stock-audit#2025-06-20T13:15:18Z 2025-06-20T13:15:18Z Annual Stock Audit Requirements for stock inventories which must be performed regularly. /guidance/good-distribution-practice-for-veterinary-medicinal-products-in-great-britain/premises-equipment#2025-06-20T13:15:18Z 2025-06-20T13:15:18Z Premises & Equipment Requirements for suitable and adequate premises and equipment to ensure proper storage and distribution of veterinary medicinal products. /guidance/good-distribution-practice-for-veterinary-medicinal-products-in-great-britain/documentation-procedures-and-record-keeping#2025-06-20T13:15:18Z 2025-06-20T13:15:18Z Documentation, Procedures and Record-Keeping Requirements for documentation, procedures and record keeping. /guidance/good-distribution-practice-for-veterinary-medicinal-products-in-great-britain/outsourced-activities#2025-06-20T13:15:18Z 2025-06-20T13:15:18Z Outsourced Activities Good distribution practice for veterinary medicinal products must also be observed by third parties involved in the wholesale distribution of veterinary medicinal products and should be part of their contractual obligations. /guidance/good-distribution-practice-for-veterinary-medicinal-products-in-great-britain/quality-management-system#2025-06-20T13:15:18Z 2025-06-20T13:15:18Z Quality Management System A quality system is required to ensure that the objectives of good distribution practice are realised and should clearly set out responsibilities, processes and risk management principles in relation to the wholesale dealers’ activities. /guidance/good-distribution-practice-for-veterinary-medicinal-products-in-great-britain/transport#2025-06-20T13:15:18Z 2025-06-20T13:15:18Z Transport Requirements for transport of the veterinary medicinal products .