Veterinary medicines - existing regulatory regime
Veterinary medicines are regulated by the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013 (SI 2013/2033)4 which implement various pieces of EU legislation. These regulations help ensure animal welfare, and protect the safety of treated animals, people handling the medicines, consumers of produce from treated animals, and the environment. They do this by regulating the authorisation, manufacture, classification, distribution and administration of veterinary medicinal products.