Guidance on veterinary antimicrobial sales reporting
Drug Establishment Licensing Bulletin #167, February 22, 2024
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What to report
The Veterinary Antimicrobial Sales Reporting (VASR) system has opened for the year 2023 sales data submissions from importers, manufacturers and compounders. This marks the sixth year of data collection since the regulations came into force in 2017.
Individuals must report annual sales for drugs:
- intended for animal use, containing Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) set out on List A
The deadline to report sales for 2023 is March 31, 2024.
Definitions
Importers
are anyone importing such a drug into Canada for sale.
- Note that applicable establishment and product licensing are needed to import prescription veterinary drugs.
Manufacturers
are anyone who sells such a drug in Canada under their own trade name or mark controlled by them.
Compounders
(may include veterinarians or pharmacists) are anyone who compounds a final product for veterinary use with any of the following inputs:
- an API set out on List A, such as the raw ingredient
- a human drug in dosage form containing an API set out on List A
- for example, products with a drug identification number authorised for human use
- a veterinary drug in dosage form containing an API set out on List A, especially when compounded for use in food-producing animals
- for example, products with a drug identification number authorised for use in a companion animal
Contact us
Contact us if you need:
- instructions on how to report in the system
- to be added to the system to report data
- to change your contact information in the system
Email: vasr-vavr@hc-sc.gc.ca
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