# The Veterinary Medicines (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2024, Regulation 100: Amendment to paragraph 5


In paragraph 5 (prescriptions)—
(a) in sub-paragraph (1)—
(i) for “oral” substitute “verbal”;
(ii) after “POM-VPS” insert “or a veterinary medicinal product prescribed under the cascade”;
(b) after sub-paragraph (1) insert—
“(1A) Where a veterinary medicinal product is supplied in accordance with a prescription which is not a written prescription, the person who prescribes the product must make a record of the reason for prescribing the product.
(1B) A record made in accordance with sub-paragraph (1A) must be kept by the person mentioned in that sub-paragraph for a period of five years from the date on which the product is prescribed”;
(c) after paragraph (3) insert—
“(4) No person may submit a written prescription to a retailer on more than one occasion where the prescription is not repeatable.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2024/9780348258523/regulation/100 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-veterinary-medicines-amendment-etc-regulations-2024/regulation-100
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