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1.—(1) There shall be the following categories of authorised veterinary medicinal products—
(a)Prescription Only Medicine—Veterinarian (abbreviated to POM-V);
(b) Prescription Only Medicine—Veterinarian, Pharmacist, Suitably Qualified Person (abbreviated to POM-VPS);
(c)Non-Food Animal—Veterinarian, Pharmacist, Suitably Qualified Person (abbreviated to NFA-VPS);
(d)Authorised Veterinary Medicine—General Sales List (abbreviated to AVM-GSL).
(2) The Secretary of State shall specify the classification of the veterinary medicinal product when he grants the initial marketing authorisation.
(3) He may change the classification after the marketing authorisation has been granted, either at the request of the marketing authorisation holder or in accordance with paragraph 37 of Schedule 1 (compulsory variation).
(4) When he grants the marketing authorisation the Secretary of State must classify the following as POM-V—
(a)products containing narcotic or psychotropic substances;
(b)products intended as treatments following a precise prior diagnosis.
(5) When he grants the marketing authorisation he must classify the following as POM-V or POM-VPS—
(a)(after 1st January 2007) products for food-producing animals;
(b)products in respect of which special precautions must be taken in order to avoid any unnecessary risk to—
(i)the target species;
(ii)the person administering the products to the animal; and
(iii)the environment;
(c)products that may cause effects that impede or interfere with subsequent diagnostic or therapeutic measures; and
(d)new veterinary medicinal products containing an active substance that has not been included in an authorised veterinary medicinal product for five years.
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