Animal health professionals
On this page, you will find information on the Agency’s activities, including news and events, that are most relevant to Animal health professionals and users of veterinary medicines such as pet owners. You can contribute to the Agency’s work by responding to public consultations. Learn more about the European Medicines Agency's Committee for Medicinal Products for Veterinary Use (CVMP) and its role regarding medicines for veterinary use.
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Preventing Brexit-related medicine shortages
EMA has published a questions-and-answers document to address potential questions from stakeholders on the supply of medicines in the EU after Brexit and what the Agency, the European Commission and national competent authorities in the Member States are doing to prevent potential medicine supply shortages due to Brexit.
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Veterinary pharmacovigilance bulletin 2017
EMA’s annual bulletin on veterinary pharmacovigilance provides information on the main outcome of post-marketing surveillance activities for veterinary medicines. It summarises recommendations to amend the safety warnings and highlights ongoing monitoring of several centrally authorised products. In 2017, the electronic reporting of adverse events to EudraVigilance Veterinary increased by near 25%.
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Healthy animals, healthy people
EMA’s leaflet shows how the Agency promotes safe and effective veterinary therapies. The leaflet highlights the connection between animals and people’s health on topics like antimicrobial resistance or consumers’ safety.
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New technologies, new types of medicines and therapies
EMA’s Ad Hoc Expert Group on Veterinary Novel Therapies (ADVENT) provides guidance on development and authorisation of novel therapies. The group published, for the first time, specific guidance on monoclonal antibodies in December 2017.
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Antimicrobial resistance
The Agency supports global efforts to combat antimicrobial resistance through the collection of data on the use of antimicrobials in the veterinary sector in the European Union. EMA also provides guidance on prudent use of antimicrobials in animals to limit the development of resistant bacteria.
