# The Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013, Paragraph 7: Duties when a product is prescribed or supplied

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

(1) A person who prescribes a veterinary medicinal product under the cascade or a product classified as POM-V or POM-VPS, or supplies a product classified as NFA-VPS—
(a) before doing so, must be satisfied that the person who will use the product is competent to do so safely, and intends to use it for a purpose for which it is authorised;
(b) when doing so, must advise on its safe administration and on any warnings or contra-indications on the label or package leaflet; and
(c) must not prescribe (or, in the case of a NFA-VPS product, supply) more than the minimum amount required for the treatment; but it is a defence to a charge of failing to comply with this paragraph to show that—
(i) the product prescribed or supplied was in a container specified in the marketing authorisation;
(ii) the manufacturer does not supply that veterinary medicinal product in a smaller container; and
(iii) the person prescribing or supplying is not a person authorised to break open the package before supply.
(2) A person who prescribes antimicrobials must ensure that the product is prescribed for the most limited period that is consistent with the risk to be addressed.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/2033/schedule/3/paragraph/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/veterinary-medicines-regulations-2013/schedule-3/paragraph-7
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