Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Act 2023
SCHEDULE | ||
Sections 10 , 11 , 12 (2), 13 (1), 18 (7), 21 (1) and 23 (6) | ||
Part 1 Routes of Retail | ||
Options for designation of route of retail in the terms of a marketing authorisation | ||
1. ‘Prescription Only’ — a veterinary medicinal product designated “prescription only” may only be retailed by— | ||
(a) a pharmacist from a pharmacy in accordance with a veterinary prescription for the product, | ||
(b) a veterinarian where the animal to which the product is to be administered is under his or her care and he or she has issued a veterinary prescription for the veterinary medicinal product, or | ||
(c) subject to regulations made under section 12 (2), a retail responsible person from a premises to which a retailer’s licence relates, if the person has a veterinary prescription relating to the veterinary medicinal product in his or her possession or it is accessible on the national database. | ||
2. ‘Prescription Only Exempt’ — a veterinary medicinal product designated “prescription only exempt” may only be retailed by— | ||
(a) a pharmacist from a pharmacy, | ||
(b) a veterinarian where the animal to which the product is to be administered is under his or her care, or | ||
(c) subject to regulations made under section 12 (2), a retail responsible person from a pharmacy or premises to which a retailer’s licence relates. | ||
3. ‘Licensed Retailer’ — a veterinary medicinal product designated “licensed retailer” may only be retailed— | ||
(a) by a pharmacist or a retail responsible person from a pharmacy, | ||
(b) by a veterinarian where the animal to which the product is to be administered is under his or her care, or | ||
(c) by a retail responsible person from a premises to which a retailer’s licence relates. | ||
4. ‘Companion Animal Medicine’ — a veterinary medicinal product designated “companion animal medicine” may only be retailed— | ||
(a) from a pharmacy, | ||
(b) from a veterinary premises to which a certificate of suitability granted under section 109 of the Act of 2005 applies, | ||
(c) from a premises to which a retailer’s licence relates, or | ||
(d) from the premises of a person entered in the Register. | ||
Part 2 Symbols denoting Route of Retail | ||
A veterinary medicinal product designated: | ||
(a) ‘prescription only’ may be denoted by the following symbol: | ||
POM | ||
(b) ‘prescription only exempt’ may be denoted by the following symbol: | ||
POM(E) | ||
(c) ‘licensed retailer’ may be denoted by the following symbol: | ||
LR | ||
(d) ‘companion animal medicine’ may be denoted by the following symbol: | ||
CAM |