Animal health professionals
Information on the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) activities that are most relevant to animal health professionals and users of veterinary medicines such as pet owners
EMA works with veterinarians to protect animal and public health, improve animal welfare and support the responsible use of veterinary medicines.
To support their daily practice, EMA provides trusted information resources, adverse event reporting tools and guidance on antibiotic prescribing.
Information for animal health professionals
Reporting adverse events for veterinary medicines
Information on reporting adverse events related to veterinary medicines in the EU, including how to report adverse events, what happens after reporting adverse events and frequently asked questions
Veterinary Medicines Information website
In the EU, the Veterinary Medicines Information website provides up-to-date information on authorised veterinary medicines, including registered homeopathic veterinary medicines and medicines for small pet animals
Tackling antimicrobial resistance
Information for veterinarians on tackling antimicrobial resistance, including restrictions on the use of certain antimicrobials in animals in the EU
Veterinary medicine safety day
EMA and veterinary organisations have launched Veterinary Medicine Safety Day, an annual event on 8 April that promotes the reporting of suspected adverse events in animals. Campaign materials are available for download.
Featured topics from our website
Antimicrobial resistance in veterinary medicine
EMA's antimicrobials strategy, EU data on the use of veterinary antimicrobials and recommendations on using antimicrobials in animals
Buying veterinary medicines online
What you can do to reduce the risk of buying sub-standard medicines online
Maximum residue limits
EU law requires that foodstuffs such as meat, milk or eggs do not contain residue levels of veterinary medicines or biocidal products that may represent a hazard to consumer health.
Medicine evaluation figures
information on the volume and outcome of marketing authorisation and post-authorisation applications for human and veterinary medicines that EMA evaluates
What we publish on medicines and when
Information on what EMA publishes and when for human and veterinary medicines, as well as publication times and locations.
Pharmacovigilance for veterinary medicines
Information about how the safety of veterinary medicines is ensured in the EU
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EMA's Veterinary Medicines Highlights, published quarterly, contains news, activities and interviews from our Veterinary Medicines Division.
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Events and webinars
EMA and the Federation of Veterinarians of Europe (FVE) co-organise events and webinars for veterinarians. See the expandable panel below for a list of events.
- EMA / FVE info session for veterinary practitioners : Understanding the first report of sales and use of antimicrobials in animals (03/06/2025)
- EMA / FVE webinar on veterinary prescription: conditions for using certain antimicrobials under the 'cascade' (16/01/2025)
- EMA / FVE info session on restrictions for the use of certain antimicrobials in animals (23/05/2024)
- European Medicines Agency (EMA) and Federation of Veterinarians of Europe (FVE) info session on the UPD public portal (21/02/2024)
- European Medicines Agency (EMA) and Federation of Veterinarians of Europe (FVE) webinar on the Union Product Database website (27/06/2022)
- European Medicines Agency (EMA) and Federation of Veterinarians of Europe (FVE) webinar on data collection on sales and use of antimicrobials (24/11/2021)