Veterinary medicines: highlights of 2017

18 medicines recommended for marketing authorisation, including ten vaccines

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has published an overview of its key recommendations of 2017 , including for marketing authorisations of new veterinary medicines.

In 2017, EMA recommended 18 medicines for marketing authorisation, an increase of more than 60% compared to 2016. Of these, seven had a new active substance. Ten are vaccines, double the number of vaccines authorised in the previous year.

A selection of these recommendations can be found in the document published today.