The Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2006 No. 2407

SCHEDULE 3 U.K. CLASSIFICATION AND SUPPLY, WHOLESALE DEALERS AND SHEEP DIP

PART 1 U.K. Classification and supply of authorised veterinary medicinal products

Prescriptions U.K.

5.—(1) A prescription may be oral or written, but a veterinary medicinal product classified as POM-V or POM-VPS may only be supplied—

(a) by the person who prescribed it, or

(b) under a written prescription that complies with paragraph 6.

(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 satisfy himself that the prescription has been written and signed by a person entitled to prescribe the product; and

(c) must ensure that it is supplied to the person named in the prescription.

(3) It is an offence to fail to comply with this paragraph.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 3 para. 5 in force at 1.10.2006, see reg. 1