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AgVetLink: Number 59, December 2006

‘Restricted Use’ Category

The development of a new, ‘restricted use’ category of registration has been proposed to complement the existing over the counter and prescription options for veterinary medicines.

It has been recognised that the conditions on several veterinary medicine registrations effectively provide for use of products by people working under codes of practice or to other standards. In addition, a number of vertebrate toxic agents are managed in a similar manner. The category is also being considered as an option for new conditions on leptospirosis vaccines, which are currently under review.

A draft standard will be developed and made available for consultation. Once the details of the new conditions are finalised, there is likely to be some consideration given as to whether existing registrations would be better managed in the new category. One option that has been suggested would affect some or all poultry vaccines where codes of practice could be developed as an alternative to use under prescription.