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If, as a veterinarian, you operate a veterinary home pharmacy, you must notify the competent authority. Subsequent changes must also be notified.
Practicing veterinarians must notify the operation of a veterinary in-house pharmacy in accordance with Section 67 of the Medicines Act. A pharmacy certificate is issued for this purpose. Home pharmacies are subject to supervision by the Veterinary and Food Control Office.
Process flow
You can notify the competent authority in person or in writing/electronically. You will receive a certificate of notification. The veterinary medicine cabinet will be checked during an on-site visit.
Who should I contact?
Contact the veterinary and food control office responsible for your practice location.
Requirements
You must have a license to practice as a veterinarian or a permit to temporarily practice as a veterinarian.
Furthermore, you must have a suitable room in which medicinal products are manufactured, tested, stored, packaged or placed on the market (operating room). The requirements for the condition of the operating rooms in accordance with § 3 of the Ordinance on Veterinary Home Pharmacies must be complied with. The operating rooms must also contain the equipment required for the proper operation of your veterinary home pharmacy. The equipment must be in perfect condition. In the operating rooms, the relevant legal regulations on the circulation of medicinal products, narcotics, the Pharmaceutical Price Ordinance and, if required by the type and scope of the activity, the official edition of the Pharmacopoeia in the current version must be available.
Which documents are required?
A certified copy of your license to practice medicine or your permission according to § 2 Para. 2 of the Federal Veterinary Medical Regulations.
- Notification of the date and address of establishment as well as the scope of practice
- Veterinary license
What are the fees?
A fee of EUR 40 is currently set for issuing an initial certificate of notification.
Consulting: None
Pharmacy certificate: In accordance with Annex Part C No. 8.1.1 of the Thuringian Administrative Cost Regulations for the Division of the Ministry of Social Affairs, Family and Health (ThürVwKostOMSFG) (see also under Documents).
Home Pharmacy Control: According to Annex Part C No. 8.1.3 of the Thuringian Administrative Cost Regulations for the Division of the Ministry of Social Affairs, Family and Health (ThürVwKostOMSFG) (see also under Documents).
What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?
You must perform the notification before operating a veterinary home pharmacy activities.
Processing duration
The processing time depends on the quality and completeness of the submitted documents.
Legal basis
- Ordinance on Veterinary Home Pharmacies (TÄHAV)
- § Section 67 (1) and Section 47 (1a) of the German Medicines Act (AMG)
- Thuringian Administrative Cost Regulations for the Portfolio of the Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, Health, Women and Family in conjunction with the Administrative Cost Schedule issued for this purpose (Part C No. 8.1)
Appeal
The notification can be made informally. The notification must state the type of activity and the address of the establishment.
What else should I know?
When operating a veterinary home pharmacy, the rules of veterinary science must be observed.
Anyone operating a veterinary home pharmacy must personally ensure the proper operation of the pharmacy (responsibility of the veterinarian).
Certificate of notification of a veterinary home pharmacy
The "Pharmacy Certificate" issued to the practicing veterinarian in accordance with § 47 of the Medicines Act entitles him to purchase veterinary medicines from manufacturers and wholesalers. Already in the run-up to the establishment of a veterinary home pharmacy, advice is given by the official veterinarian.
Monitoring:
The Veterinary and Food Surveillance Office monitors veterinary home pharmacies in the city area for compliance with pharmaceutical regulations in the use and dispensing of veterinary drugs. In addition, veterinarians are advised as needed on all legal issues related to the handling of veterinary drugs.
The acquisition, storage and whereabouts of narcotics are also monitored as part of the surveillance.
Veterinary vaccines are also medicinal products; their use is subject to the provisions of the Veterinary Vaccines Ordinance. The proper use and dispensing of veterinary vaccines is also monitored in the course of veterinary drug monitoring.
Author
The text was automatically translated based on the German content per DeepL.
The text was automatically translated based on the German content per DeepL.
Technically approved by
Thuringian Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, Health, Women and Family (TMASGFF)
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Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6PLus)
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Competent Authority
Landeshauptstadt Erfurt, Stadtverwaltung - Tierschutz und Tierarzneimittelüberwachung
Address
99084 Erfurt
