Further Update Regarding NVPS in Ireland

As you will be aware, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine in Ireland is in the process of implementing EU 2019/6 and 2019/4 Veterinary Medicinal Products and Medicated Feed regulations. If you haven’t already done so, please action as soon as possible by using this link:- Finally, we have, today, received this e-mail from the Ministry:- The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine introduced the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Act 2023 in July of this year. This note is to advise you that the Minister will shortly be introducing a Statutory Instrument under the Act which will require the mandatory use of the NVPS for all prescribing and dispensing of Prescription Only (POM) veterinary medicinal products for food producing animals and all horses from 4th December 2023. This means that from 4th December 2023, it will be mandatory to use the NVPS for all prescribing and dispensing of veterinary medicinal products for food producing animals and all horses. Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Note: This email is not relevant if you only prescribe for companion animals.