Paragraph 7 Duties when a product is prescribed or supplied

United Kingdom

F1(1)

A person who prescribes F2a 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.

F3(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.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Sch. 3 para. 7 renumbered as Sch. 3 para. 7(1) (E.W.S.) (17.5.2024) by The Veterinary Medicines (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/567), regs. 1(1), 102(a)
F2: Words in Sch. 3 para. 7(1) inserted (E.W.S.) (17.5.2024) by The Veterinary Medicines (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/567), regs. 1(1), 102(b)
F3: Sch. 3 para. 7(2) inserted (E.W.S.) (17.5.2024) by The Veterinary Medicines (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/567), regs. 1(1), 102(c)