Press Release: Trends in initial evaluation of veterinary medicines by EMA in 2013

In 2013, the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Veterinary Use started the evaluation of a record number of 23 marketing-authorisation applications for new veterinary medicines, almost twice the volume in 2012 (12). The majority of applications (16) are for immunologicals.

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ESO: Background information: Press Release: Committee for Medicinal Products for Veterinary Use (CVMP) Meeting of 14-16 January 2014: CVMP opinions on veterinary medicinal products http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-committee-for-medicinal-products-for-veterinary-use-cvmp-meeting-of-14-16-january-2014-cvmp-opinions-on-veterinary-medicinal-products/

ESO: Background information: Press Release: Use of antibiotics in animals - EMA to give advice to European Commission on public and animal health impact http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-use-of-antibiotics-in-animals-ema-to-give-advice-to-european-commission-on-public-and-animal-health-impact/

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