# The Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013, Paragraph 20: Writing the medicated feedingstuff prescription

Extent: E+W+S

(1) The person who writes the medicated feedingstuff prescription must—
(a) give a copy to the person incorporating the medicinal premix into the feedingstuffs or to the distributor of the feedingstuffs , whichever is the supplier to the end user;
(b) give one copy to the keeper of the animals to be treated;
(c) keep a copy.
(2) The person must be satisfied that—
(a) there is no undesirable interaction between the medicinal premix and any feed additive used in the feedingstuffs; and
(b) the active substance of the medicinal premix is not the same as an active substance in any feed additive used in the feedingstuffs.
(3) The person must prescribe a medicinal premix authorised for incorporation in feedingstuffs but may, if there is no medicinal premix authorised for a condition in a particular species—
(a) prescribe a medicinal premix authorised for another species or for another condition in the same species, and
(b) prescribe more than one medicinal premix,
provided all medicinal premixes prescribed are authorised for incorporation in feedingstuffs.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/2033/schedule/5/paragraph/20 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/veterinary-medicines-regulations-2013/schedule-5/paragraph-20
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