CBD-based medical treatments for animals will need government approval before being sold in the UK, after the country’s Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) decided this month that they fall under the definition of veterinary medicines.
The relevant legislation, the Veterinary Medicines Regulations (VMR) of 2013, includes in its definition “any substance or combination of substances that may be used in, or administered to, animals with a view either to restoring, correcting or modifying physiological functions by exerting a pharmacological, immunological or metabolic action, or to making a medical diagnosis”.
Veterinary products can also fall into the category by presentation, if they are “presented as having properties for treating or preventing disease in animals”.
Barnaby Page
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Before joining ECigIntelligence in early 2014 as one of its first employees, Barnaby had a 30-year career as a reporter and editor for newspapers, magazines and online services, working in Canada, the US and the Middle East as well as his current British location. He has edited publications covering fields including technology and the advertising industry, and was launch editor of the first large daily online news service in the British regional media. Barnaby also writes on classical music and film for a number of publications. Barnaby manages the editorial and reporting teams and works closely with the analyst teams, to ensure that all content meets high standards of quality and relevance. He also writes for the site occasionally, mostly on science-related issues, and is a member of the Association of British Science Writers.
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