tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/search/guidance-and-regulation Guidance and regulation from Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) 2025-06-23T11:45:23+01:00 HM Government tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/guidance/apply-for-a-veterinary-medicine-wholesale-dealers-authorisation-wda 2025-06-23T11:45:23+01:00 Apply for veterinary medicine wholesale dealer's authorisation (WDA) How to obtain an authorisation to wholesale veterinary medicines. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/guidance/good-distribution-practice-for-veterinary-medicinal-products-in-great-britain/supply-issues 2025-06-20T14:15:19+01:00 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. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/guidance/good-distribution-practice-for-veterinary-medicinal-products-in-great-britain/pharmacovigilance 2025-06-20T14:15:19+01:00 Pharmacovigilance Guidance on Pharmacovigilance reporting. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/guidance/good-distribution-practice-for-veterinary-medicinal-products-in-great-britain/complaints-returns-suspected-counterfeits-and-recalls 2025-06-20T14:15:18+01:00 Complaints, Returns, Suspected Counterfeits and Recalls Requirements for handling complaints, returns, suspected counterfeits and recalls. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/guidance/good-distribution-practice-for-veterinary-medicinal-products-in-great-britain/operations 2025-06-20T14:15:18+01:00 Operations Operational requirements. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/guidance/good-distribution-practice-for-veterinary-medicinal-products-in-great-britain/personnel-requirements 2025-06-20T14:15:18+01:00 Personnel Requirements There must be sufficiently competent personnel to carry out all the tasks for which the wholesale dealer is responsible. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/guidance/good-distribution-practice-for-veterinary-medicinal-products-in-great-britain/principal 2025-06-20T14:15:18+01:00 Principal Principles of good distribution practice for veterinary medicinal products. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/guidance/good-distribution-practice-for-veterinary-medicinal-products-in-great-britain/self-inspections 2025-06-20T14:15:18+01:00 Self-Inspections Requirements for a self-inspection programme. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/guidance/good-distribution-practice-for-veterinary-medicinal-products-in-great-britain/annual-stock-audit 2025-06-20T14:15:18+01:00 Annual Stock Audit Requirements for stock inventories which must be performed regularly. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/guidance/good-distribution-practice-for-veterinary-medicinal-products-in-great-britain/premises-equipment 2025-06-20T14:15:18+01:00 Premises & Equipment Requirements for suitable and adequate premises and equipment to ensure proper storage and distribution of veterinary medicinal products. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/guidance/good-distribution-practice-for-veterinary-medicinal-products-in-great-britain/documentation-procedures-and-record-keeping 2025-06-20T14:15:18+01:00 Documentation, Procedures and Record-Keeping Requirements for documentation, procedures and record keeping. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/guidance/good-distribution-practice-for-veterinary-medicinal-products-in-great-britain/outsourced-activities 2025-06-20T14:15:18+01:00 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. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/guidance/good-distribution-practice-for-veterinary-medicinal-products-in-great-britain/quality-management-system 2025-06-20T14:15:18+01:00 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… tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/guidance/good-distribution-practice-for-veterinary-medicinal-products-in-great-britain/transport 2025-06-20T14:15:18+01:00 Transport Requirements for transport of the veterinary medicinal products . tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/guidance/good-distribution-practice-for-veterinary-medicinal-products-in-great-britain 2025-06-20T14:15:18+01:00 Good Distribution Practice for Veterinary Medicinal Products in Great Britain The Veterinary Medicines Regulations require wholesale dealers in Great Britain to adhere to Good Distribution Practice for all distribution processes. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/guidance/good-distribution-practice-for-veterinary-medicinal-products-in-great-britain/import-certificates 2025-06-20T14:15:18+01:00 Import Certificates Import certificates are required for non-UK licenced veterinary medicinal products which are to be placed on the UK market. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/illegal-animal-medicines-seizures-improvement-notices-and-prosecutions 2025-06-20T12:37:36+01:00 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. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/guidance/report-illegal-animal-medicines 2025-06-20T12:22:17+01:00 Report illegal animal medicines How to report suspected illegal activity and how we will deal with these reports. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/guidance/apply-to-change-a-marketing-authorisation-for-an-animal-medicine 2025-06-19T14:05:30+01:00 Apply to change a veterinary Marketing Authorisation or Homeopathic Remedy Guidance for the pharmaceutical industry on how to apply to vary a veterinary Marketing Authorisation (MA) or Homeopathic Remedy. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/guidance/wholesaler-and-retailer-supply-of-veterinary-medicines-to-northern-ireland-from-2026 2025-06-19T12:02:02+01:00 Wholesaler and retailer supply of veterinary medicines to Northern Ireland from 2026 Actions to be taken by wholesalers and retailers in order to supply medicines to Northern Ireland from 1 January 2026.