prescription requirement

The holder of a license for the supply of veterinary medicines may under certain conditions supply veterinary medicines to animal owners.

The prescription requirement applies if the following are issued:

1. deworming agents (anthelmintics);
2. agents against parasites (antiparasitics);
3. antifungal agents (antimycotics);
4. sedatives;
5. non-steroidal pain, fever and inflammation inhibitors;

which are intended for use in a food-producing animal (such as cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, chickens or horses). An animal owner should first of all request a prescription from the vet and then hand this over to you.

The above-mentioned veterinary medicines fall under the category PO (Prescription only).

The other (non-channelled) veterinary medicines, such as vitamins, antidiarrhoea agents, drip fluids against milk fever, mucous dissolvers, herbal medicinal products, iron injections for piglets and calves, disinfectants and similar, may continue to be supplied without a prescription.

Which veterinary medicines fall under the prescription requirement  can be found on the website in the database veterinary medicines.

On 13 September 2011, the Veterinary Appeals Board gave its first judgements regarding the writing of prescriptions for PO medicines. The veterinarian must acquaint himself with the place where and circumstances under which the animals are kept, by paying at least one visit per year. The findings are to be taken down in a verifiable report and an efficient treatment plan.