Veterinary

Welcome to the Veterinary section of the Irish Medicines Board (IMB) website which contains information about our role in respect of (1) Veterinary Medicines and (2) Scientific Animal Protection.

Veterinary Medicines
The content included here is intended to provide our stakeholders with information on the role of the IMB in respect of veterinary medicines including an outline of our primary licensing and safety monitoring functions.

Scientific Animal Protection
On 1 January 2013, the IMB became the competent authority responsible for the implementation of Directive 2010/63/EU on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes in accordance with the requirements of SI No 543 of 2012 . This authority was transferred from the Department of Health which regulated this area until 31 December 2012.

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Veterinary