Guidance on veterinary antimicrobial sales reporting
Drug Establishment Licensing Bulletin 130, March 14, 2022
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What to report
The veterinary antimicrobial sales reporting system has closed for 2021 sales data submissions from importers, manufacturers and compounders. This marks the fourth year of data collection since the regulations came into force.
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 2021 was March 31, 2022.
Definitions
Importers are anyone importing such a drug into Canada for sale.
Manufacturers are anyone who sells such a drug in Canada under their own trade name or mark controlled by them.
Compounders 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
- 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
- compounders may include, but are not limited to, veterinarians or pharmacists
Contact us
Contact us if you need:
- instructions on how to report in the system
- to be added to the system to report data
Email: vasr-vavr@hc-sc.gc.ca
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