A package containing non-UK prescription-only veterinary medicine was recently identified by a courier company based at a depot in Belfast. The package, which arrived from India, was destined for an address in Belfast, but upon inspection, it was discovered that the medicines inside were not authorised for use in the United Kingdom.
The Department of Agriculture Environment & Rural Affairs (DAERA) in Northern Ireland promptly detained and seized the medicines. The inspector from DAERA discovered the following items in the package: 1000 Prednisolone tablets for dogs, 25 vials of Zoetis’s Vangard Plus 5 vaccine for dogs, and 5 vials of Nobivac KC live vaccine for dogs. These products, which require a prescription from a veterinary surgeon, were intended for use in dogs.
