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Agvetlink Special Issue for Veterinarians March 2005

Compounding Organisations 

It has come to the attention of the ACVM Group that veterinarians are being approached directly by compounding pharmacies that are offering to sell pre-formulated veterinary medicines that are not registered.  Compounding pharmacies are legally able to offer their services, but they are not legally allowed to advertise any product for use in animals that meets the definition of a veterinary medicine requiring registration under the ACVM Act.

Examples of advertising that is considered unacceptable include:

•     offering ready-made formulations (e.g. capsulated active ingredient)

•     offering ‘products to replace human or veterinary preparations that are no longer available’

•     providing price lists detailing already formulated products.

Veterinarians purchasing these products are not fulfilling the criteria for meeting the intent of the compounding exemption and therefore are buying unregistered veterinary medicines. 

REMINDER: It is an offence under the ACVM Act to knowingly sell or use any unregistered veterinary medicine if registration is required.