Ordinance on veterinary medicinal products

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This Ordinance regulates the manufacturing, import and export and prescription of veterinary medicinal products in Switzerland. It seeks to ensure the correct use of veterinary medicinal products, in particular judicious and targeted prescribing, dispensing and use of antibiotics. It also regulates animal feed, including prohibiting the routine use of antibiotics for animals on farms and in aquaculture.

Applicable countrySwitzerland
Topic
Subtopics
Qualifications for prescribing veterinary medical products
Prescription and sale of veterinary medical products
Prophylactic use of antimicrobials
Medicated feed
Latest update1 Jul 2022
Available languages
French Ordonnance sur les médicaments vétérinaires (OMédV)