Regulation 14 Amendment to regulation 23

For regulation 23(1) (records of the receipt or supply of prescription products) substitute—

“(1)

Any person permitted under these Regulations to supply a veterinary medicinal product classified as POM-V or POM-VPS^f1 or prescribed under the cascade who receives or supplies any such veterinary medicinal product must keep all documents relating to the transaction which show—

(a)

the date of the transaction under which the product was received or supplied;

(b)

the name of the veterinary medicinal product;

(c)

the pharmaceutical form and strength of the product;

(d)

the batch number;

(e)

the quantity of product received or supplied;

(f)

the company name and the permanent address or registered place of business of—

(i)

in respect of a purchase, the supplier;

(ii)

in respect of a sale, the recipient;

(g)

if there is a written prescription the name and contact details of the prescriber;

(h)

the expiry date.

(1A)

Where the duty in paragraph (1) applies in respect of a veterinary medicinal product for a non-food producing animal, the duty in respect of sub-paragraph (d) is satisfied by recording the batch number—

(a)

on the date on which the batch is received, or

(b)

on the date on which a veterinary medicinal product from the batch is first supplied.”.