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Veterinary Medicines Directorate

Veterinary Medicines Directorate

The Veterinary Medicines Directorate is an executive agency of the UK government responsible for the regulation and surveillance of veterinary medicines to ensure their safety, quality, and efficacy for animal health and public protection.

Communication Overview

Total releases

Number of press releases published by this department during the last 12 months, based on publicly available announcements.
72

Avg per month

Average number of press releases published per calendar month over the last 12 months. This smooths short-term fluctuations in publishing activity.
6

Avg word count

Average length of published press releases, measured in words. Calculated only for months where content was published.
288

Avg readability

Average Flesch Reading Ease score across all published press releases. Higher values indicate plainer English. Scores are indicative only and vary by subject matter.
4.4

Friday PM releases

Percentage of press releases published after 3pm on Fridays, relative to the department’s total output during the period.
0%

Single-release items

Estimated proportion of announcements published once, without a closely related follow-up release during the same period. This is based on similarity of titles and timing.
100%
Metrics are descriptive only and indicate publication patterns rather than intent or impact.

Releases per month

Based on publicly published press releases (last 12 months)

445 articles

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Launch of New Veterinary Medicines Packaging Surveillance Scheme

Launch of New Veterinary Medicines Packaging Surveillance Scheme

Monday, 05 January 2026

VMD introduces new surveillance scheme and updates mock-up assessment requirements to streamline regulation whilst maintaining standards. ...

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Recruitment for a senior Policy Officer

Recruitment for a senior Policy Officer

Monday, 22 December 2025

Policy officer, working on policy and legislation on veterinary medicines....

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Recruitment for a Service Desk Operator

Recruitment for a Service Desk Operator

Thursday, 18 December 2025

Service Desk Operator working as the first point of contact for IT support....

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Recruitment for a Pharmaceutical Quality Assessor

Recruitment for a Pharmaceutical Quality Assessor

Thursday, 18 December 2025

Pharmaceutical Quality Assessor working on marketing authorisations for veterinary medicines....

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The UK and Canada agree to work together to improve regulatory efficiency for animal vaccines

The UK and Canada agree to work together to improve regulatory efficiency for animal vaccines

Wednesday, 17 December 2025

UK and Canadian regulatory authorities have signed an agreement to enhance collaboration and improve access to animal vaccines....

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Recruitment for a Policy Support Officer

Recruitment for a Policy Support Officer

Tuesday, 09 December 2025

Policy Support Officer, working on policy and legislation on veterinary medicines....

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Recruitment for IT Operations Engineer (Infrastructure & Network Lead)

Recruitment for IT Operations Engineer (Infrastructure & Network Lead)

Tuesday, 02 December 2025

IT Operations Engineer (Infrastructure & Network Lead) who will lead the team responsible for the management of the VMD’s IT Infrastructure and Networ...

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Webinars on changes to veterinary medicines supply into Northern Ireland from 1 January 2026

Webinars on changes to veterinary medicines supply into Northern Ireland from 1 January 2026

Tuesday, 02 December 2025

VMD has published webinars to help veterinary professionals, wholesalers and retailers prepare for changes to the supply of veterinary medicines into ...

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DIVENCE IBR MARKER LIVE Lyophilisate and Solvent for Suspension for Injection (Cattle)   SPC change

DIVENCE IBR MARKER LIVE Lyophilisate and Solvent for Suspension for Injection (Cattle) SPC change

Monday, 01 December 2025

Change to the information provided in the Summary of Product Characteristics (SPC)....

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Veterinary medicines regulator updates how it calculates adverse event incidence rates

Veterinary medicines regulator updates how it calculates adverse event incidence rates

Monday, 01 December 2025

VMD changes to calculation methods ensures figures reflect the way medicines are used....

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Batch recall Anesketin 100 mg/ml Solution for Injection for Dogs, Cats and Horses

Batch recall Anesketin 100 mg/ml Solution for Injection for Dogs, Cats and Horses

Friday, 28 November 2025

Batch recall alert for Anesketin 100 mg/ml Solution for Injection for Dogs, Cats and Horses by Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC. ...

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Recruitment for a Chief Financial Officer

Recruitment for a Chief Financial Officer

Wednesday, 26 November 2025

Chief Financial Officer who will lead the team responsible for the management of the VMD’s finances....

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Consultation on residues control programme charges

Consultation on residues control programme charges

Monday, 24 November 2025

The VMD are consulting on proposed changes to charges for the National Residues Control Programme to recover full costs....

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Authorisation application deadlines for Christmas period 2025

Authorisation application deadlines for Christmas period 2025

Friday, 21 November 2025

Validation for applications during the Christmas period 2025 for MA, ManA, WDA, Batch Release, Specific Batch Control and Export Certificates....

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Recruitment for a Research Innovation Sustainability and Evidence Programme Coordinator

Recruitment for a Research Innovation Sustainability and Evidence Programme Coordinator

Wednesday, 19 November 2025

Research Innovation Sustainability and Evidence (RISE) Programme Coordinator, working on development and administration of projects across the RISE te...

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Batch recall   Kelactin and PGF Veyx Forte

Batch recall Kelactin and PGF Veyx Forte

Wednesday, 19 November 2025

Product defect recall alert for Kelactin 50 Microgram/ml Oral Solution for Dogs and Cats and PGF Veyx Forte 0.250mg/ml Solution for Injection for Catt...

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Public and animal health benefit from record low sales of veterinary antibiotics

Public and animal health benefit from record low sales of veterinary antibiotics

Tuesday, 18 November 2025

New report shows total quantity of antibiotics sold for livestock remains at the lowest level to date....

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Batch recall alert   Folltropin 700 IU Powder and Solvent for Solution for Injection

Batch recall alert Folltropin 700 IU Powder and Solvent for Solution for Injection

Friday, 14 November 2025

Product defect recall alert for Folltropin 700 IU Powder and Solvent for Solution for Injection by Vetoquinol SA and Vetoquinol UK Limited....

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Veterinary medicine supply in Northern Ireland beyond 2025

Veterinary medicine supply in Northern Ireland beyond 2025

Thursday, 13 November 2025

VMD provides details on schemes to support continued access to veterinary medicines from 1 January 2026....

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Recruitment for a Business Relationship Manager

Recruitment for a Business Relationship Manager

Tuesday, 04 November 2025

Business Relationship Manager, working on VMD’s alignment with Defra/government policies....

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Batch recall alert for Vey Tosal 100 mg/ml + 0.05 mg/ml Solution for Injection

Batch recall alert for Vey Tosal 100 mg/ml + 0.05 mg/ml Solution for Injection

Monday, 03 November 2025

Product defect recall alert for Vey Tosal 100 mg/ml + 0.05 mg/ml Solution for Injection for Horses, Cattle and Dogs by Veyx-Pharma GmbH....

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Recall alert   Catophos 100 mg/ml + 0.05 mg/ml Solution for Injection

Recall alert Catophos 100 mg/ml + 0.05 mg/ml Solution for Injection

Thursday, 30 October 2025

Product defect recall alert for Catophos 100 mg/ml + 0.05 mg/ml Solution for Injection for Horses, Cattle and Dogs by Duggan Veterinary Supplies Limit...

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Neptra Ear Drops Solution for Dogs   Product defect recall alert

Neptra Ear Drops Solution for Dogs Product defect recall alert

Thursday, 30 October 2025

Product recall alert for Neptra Ear Drops Solution for Dogs by Elanco Animal Health GmbH....

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Recruitment for a Deputy Head of the Supply Team

Recruitment for a Deputy Head of the Supply Team

Thursday, 23 October 2025

Deputy Head of the Supply Team, working on the Special Import Scheme....

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Product defect recall alert for Busol and Procapen Injector

Product defect recall alert for Busol and Procapen Injector

Wednesday, 22 October 2025

Recall alert for Busol 0.004 mg/ml Solution for Injection for Cattle, Horses, Rabbits and Procapen Injector 3g Intramammary Suspension for Cattle by ...

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Product defect recall alert for four products by Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC

Product defect recall alert for four products by Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC

Tuesday, 21 October 2025

Wholesaler level recall alert for four products by Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC....

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Small pet animal medicines exempt from authorisation: Annual submission of product list

Small pet animal medicines exempt from authorisation: Annual submission of product list

Friday, 17 October 2025

Companies marketing medicines for small pet animals exempt from the requirements of a Marketing Authorisation must submit an annual return to the VMD ...

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Tilmodil 300 mg/ml Solution for Injection for Cattle and Sheep   Product defect recall

Tilmodil 300 mg/ml Solution for Injection for Cattle and Sheep Product defect recall

Thursday, 16 October 2025

Product recall alert for Tilmodil 300 mg/ml Solution for Injection for Cattle and Sheep by Emdoka & DUG(V) UK Limited. ...

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Gonavet Veyx 50 micrograms/ml Solution for Injection for Cattle, Pigs and Horses   Product defect recall

Gonavet Veyx 50 micrograms/ml Solution for Injection for Cattle, Pigs and Horses Product defect recall

Tuesday, 14 October 2025

Product recall for Gonavet Veyx 50 micrograms/ml Solution for Injection for Cattle, Pigs and Horses by Anupco Ltd T/A Kela Animal Health UK....

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Maprelin 75 µg/ml Solution for Injection for Pigs   Product defect recall

Maprelin 75 µg/ml Solution for Injection for Pigs Product defect recall

Tuesday, 14 October 2025

Product recall for Maprelin 75 µg/ml Solution for Injection for Pigs by Anupco Ltd T/A Kela Animal Health UK....

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