# The Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013, Paragraph 4: Prescriptions by a veterinary surgeon

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) A veterinary surgeon who prescribes a veterinary medicinal product classified as POM-V or a veterinary medicinal product under the cascade must first carry out a clinical assessment of the animal, and the animal must be under that veterinary surgeon’s care.
(2) This does not apply in relation to the administration of such a product to a wild animal where the administration is authorised by the Secretary of State.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/2033/schedule/3/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/veterinary-medicines-regulations-2013/schedule-3/paragraph-4
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