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#The animal must have been seen immediately prior to prescribing a POM-V drug, or recently enough for the vet to have personal knowledge of the animal’s condition and current health status.
 
#The animal must have been seen immediately prior to prescribing a POM-V drug, or recently enough for the vet to have personal knowledge of the animal’s condition and current health status.
 
#The vet must maintain clinical records for that individual animal (or herd).
 
#The vet must maintain clinical records for that individual animal (or herd).
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==Writing Prescriptions==
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PRESCRIPTIONS
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The VMRs stipulate that a prescription must include the following:
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#Details of the person prescribing the medicine – name, address, telephone, qualifications and signature
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#Name and address of the animal owner or keeper and the animal’s identification including species.
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#Address of the premises where the animal is kept, if different to that above
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#Date
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#The name and amount of the medication prescribed, with dosage and administration instructions and any relevant warnings
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#A statement to the effect that the medication is being prescribed under the cascade (see below)
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#The withdrawal period (where relevant).
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A prescription is valid for 6 months from the date that it is written. Controlled drugs as defined by the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 need to have additional information added when writing a prescription, namely:
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*A declaration that the animal is under the care of the vet signing the prescription
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*Details of any arrangements to supply the medication in instalments including number of instalments and details of the instalment interval
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*The total quantity of medication in words and figures in the hand writing of the person prescribing the medication, including the strength and number of dosage units.
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*The name and address of the person who will receive the drug if not already detailed earlier, again in handwriting
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*The date and signature must be written indelibly.
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Prescriptions for controlled drugs are valid for 28 days and cannot be faxed or sent to a suppler electronically.
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