# The Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013, Paragraph 5: Prescriptions

Extent: E+W+S

(1) A prescription may be verbal or written, but a veterinary medicinal product classified as POM-V or POM-VPS or a veterinary medicinal product prescribed under the cascade may only be supplied—
(a) by the person who prescribed it;
(b) under a written prescription that complies with paragraph 6; or
(c) (in the case of POM-VPS) by a suitably qualified person in accordance with paragraph 14(5).
(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
(2) A person supplying such a product under a written prescription—
(a) may only supply the product specified in that prescription;
(b) must take all reasonable steps to be satisfied that the prescription has been written and signed by a person entitled to prescribe the product; and
(c) must take all reasonable steps to ensure that it is supplied to the person named in the prescription.
(3) No person may alter a written prescription unless authorised to do so by the person who signed it.
(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/uksi/2013/2033/schedule/3/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/veterinary-medicines-regulations-2013/schedule-3/paragraph-5
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