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Veterinary Medicines Directorate
Veterinary
Medicines
Directorate
Product information database
Veterinary medicines guidance
Apply for product authorisations
Apply to import a medicine
Report an adverse event
Report a problem
Veterinary Medicines Digital Service
VMD Information Hub
Veterinary Medicines Registers: manufacturing and distribution
Contact VMD
Featured
16 April 2026
—
Press release
Call for evidence launches on pet flea and tick treatments in UK waterways
New drive could help reduce environmental impact
5 March 2026
—
News story
VMD reaffirms safety of Leptospira vaccines in dogs
Routine update to adverse event data for L2 and L4 dog vaccines, and reminder for vets to tailor vaccination programmes for individual animals.
2 March 2026
—
News story
VMD publishes first Inspections and Enforcement report as part of new series
First Inspections and Enforcement report, covering October and November 2025, providing animal owners, vet practices and other animal health businesses messages on how to remain compliant with the law.
16 February 2026
—
News story
Regulator completes in-depth assessment of osteoarthritis pain relief injections for dogs
VMD in-depth assessment confirms continued positive benefit-risk balance for Librela.
14 January 2026
—
News story
Regulator publishes updated guidance to help businesses advertise non-medicinal veterinary products legally
Businesses advertising non-medicinal veterinary products to benefit from updated guidance on marketing non-medicinal veterinary products legally.
2 December 2025
—
News story
Webinars on changes to veterinary medicines supply into Northern Ireland from 1 January 2026
VMD has published webinars to help veterinary professionals, wholesalers and retailers prepare for changes to the supply of veterinary medicines into Northern Ireland.
Latest from Veterinary Medicines Directorate
New animal medicine adverse event reporting service launching May 2026
22 April 2026
News story
Recruitment for Accounts Payable Manager
21 April 2026
News story
Illegal animal medicines: seizures, improvement notices and prosecutions
21 April 2026
Notice
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What we do
The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) protects animal health, public health and the environment.
VMD
is an executive agency, sponsored by the
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
.
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Documents
Services
Check if an animal medicine is licensed
Report a suspected problem with an animal medicine or microchip
See all services
Guidance and regulation
The cascade: prescribing unauthorised medicines
11 March 2026
Guidance
Controlled drugs: recording, using, storing and disposal
5 August 2025
Guidance
See all guidance and regulation
News and communications
New animal medicine adverse event reporting service launching May 2026
22 April 2026
News story
Recruitment for Accounts Payable Manager
21 April 2026
News story
See all news and communications
Research and statistics
VMD Published Standards 2025 to 2026: Monitoring performance
10 April 2026
Official Statistics
General Enquiries Service Standard Data
3 March 2026
Statistical data set
See all research and statistics
Policy papers and consultations
Flea and tick treatments for cats and dogs: environmental impacts
16 April 2026
Open call for evidence
National Residues Control Programme: revision of charges 2025-2026
16 April 2026
Consultation outcome
See all policy papers and consultations
Transparency and freedom of information releases
VMD FOI/EIR Requests January 2026
20 March 2026
FOI release
VMD FOI/EIR Requests December 2025
19 March 2026
FOI release
See all transparency and freedom of information releases
Our management
Abigail Seager
Chief Executive Officer, VMD
Gavin Hall
Deputy Chief Executive Officer/Director of Authorisations, VMD
Alison White
Non-Executive Director, VMD
Laura Catterick
Non-Executive Director, VMD
Mike Venables OBE
Non-Executive Director, VMD
David Catlow
Non-Executive Director, VMD
Contact VMD
Office contact and enquiries
Veterinary Medicines Directorate
Woodham Lane
New Haw
Addlestone
Surrey
KT15 3LS
United Kingdom
Email
postmaster@vmd.gov.uk
Please do not use the postmaster email address to report an adverse event to a veterinary medicine; use the link at the top of the page 'Report an Adverse Event'
Make a Freedom of Information (FOI) request
Read about the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and
how to make a request
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Veterinary Medicines Directorate
Veterinary
Medicines
Directorate
Product information database
Veterinary medicines guidance
Apply for product authorisations
Apply to import a medicine
Report an adverse event
Report a problem
Veterinary Medicines Digital Service
VMD Information Hub
Veterinary Medicines Registers: manufacturing and distribution
Contact VMD
Featured
16 April 2026
—
Press release
Call for evidence launches on pet flea and tick treatments in UK waterways
New drive could help reduce environmental impact
5 March 2026
—
News story
VMD reaffirms safety of Leptospira vaccines in dogs
Routine update to adverse event data for L2 and L4 dog vaccines, and reminder for vets to tailor vaccination programmes for individual animals.
2 March 2026
—
News story
VMD publishes first Inspections and Enforcement report as part of new series
First Inspections and Enforcement report, covering October and November 2025, providing animal owners, vet practices and other animal health businesses messages on how to remain compliant with the law.
16 February 2026
—
News story
Regulator completes in-depth assessment of osteoarthritis pain relief injections for dogs
VMD in-depth assessment confirms continued positive benefit-risk balance for Librela.
14 January 2026
—
News story
Regulator publishes updated guidance to help businesses advertise non-medicinal veterinary products legally
Businesses advertising non-medicinal veterinary products to benefit from updated guidance on marketing non-medicinal veterinary products legally.
2 December 2025
—
News story
Webinars on changes to veterinary medicines supply into Northern Ireland from 1 January 2026
VMD has published webinars to help veterinary professionals, wholesalers and retailers prepare for changes to the supply of veterinary medicines into Northern Ireland.
Latest from Veterinary Medicines Directorate
New animal medicine adverse event reporting service launching May 2026
22 April 2026
News story
Recruitment for Accounts Payable Manager
21 April 2026
News story
Illegal animal medicines: seizures, improvement notices and prosecutions
21 April 2026
Notice
See all latest documents
Subscriptions
Get emails
What we do
The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) protects animal health, public health and the environment.
VMD
is an executive agency, sponsored by the
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
.
Read more about what we do
Follow us
The following links open in a new tab
Follow on
YouTube
(opens in new tab)
Follow on
(opens in new tab)
Follow on
(opens in new tab)
Follow on
(opens in new tab)
Follow on
VMD Blog
(opens in new tab)
Documents
Services
Check if an animal medicine is licensed
Report a suspected problem with an animal medicine or microchip
See all services
Guidance and regulation
The cascade: prescribing unauthorised medicines
11 March 2026
Guidance
Controlled drugs: recording, using, storing and disposal
5 August 2025
Guidance
See all guidance and regulation
News and communications
New animal medicine adverse event reporting service launching May 2026
22 April 2026
News story
Recruitment for Accounts Payable Manager
21 April 2026
News story
See all news and communications
Research and statistics
VMD Published Standards 2025 to 2026: Monitoring performance
10 April 2026
Official Statistics
General Enquiries Service Standard Data
3 March 2026
Statistical data set
See all research and statistics
Policy papers and consultations
Flea and tick treatments for cats and dogs: environmental impacts
16 April 2026
Open call for evidence
National Residues Control Programme: revision of charges 2025-2026
16 April 2026
Consultation outcome
See all policy papers and consultations
Transparency and freedom of information releases
VMD FOI/EIR Requests January 2026
20 March 2026
FOI release
VMD FOI/EIR Requests December 2025
19 March 2026
FOI release
See all transparency and freedom of information releases
Our management
Abigail Seager
Chief Executive Officer, VMD
Gavin Hall
Deputy Chief Executive Officer/Director of Authorisations, VMD
Alison White
Non-Executive Director, VMD
Laura Catterick
Non-Executive Director, VMD
Mike Venables OBE
Non-Executive Director, VMD
David Catlow
Non-Executive Director, VMD
Contact VMD
Office contact and enquiries
Veterinary Medicines Directorate
Woodham Lane
New Haw
Addlestone
Surrey
KT15 3LS
United Kingdom
postmaster@vmd.gov.uk
Please do not use the postmaster email address to report an adverse event to a veterinary medicine; use the link at the top of the page 'Report an Adverse Event'
Make a Freedom of Information (FOI) request
Read about the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and
how to make a request
.
Check
our previous releases
to see if we’ve already answered your question.
Corporate information
Accessible documents policy
Complaints procedure
Our governance
Read about the types of information we routinely publish in our
Publication scheme
. Read our policy on
Social media use
.
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