Paragraph 5 PrescriptionsE1

A prescription may be F1verbal or written, but a veterinary medicinal product classified as POM-V or POM-VPS F2or a veterinary medicinal product prescribed under the cascade may only be supplied—

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.

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

A person supplying such a product under a written prescription—

No person may alter a written prescription unless authorised to do so by the person who signed it.

No person may submit a written prescription to a retailer on more than one occasion where the prescription is not repeatable.