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New rules for ve­te­ri­na­ri­ans' medicines for animals: horses, electronic prescrip­tions and preventive treatment

Official title (in Danish): Bekendtgørelse om dyrlægers anvendelse, udlevering og ordinering m.v. af lægemidler til dyr

Executive order · BEK nr. 1186 af 03.10.2025 · Ministeriet for Fødevarer, Landbrug og Fiskeri

In short

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  • What changes:
    • Veterinarians may now supply or prescribe certain substances for oral administration to all horses, not only horses excluded from food production.
    • However, for horses, this may only be used for up to 4 weeks in connection with rehabilitation after serious illness.
    • Prescriptions may be sent electronically without a signature if the veterinarian documents the electronic transmission, and the veterinarian must keep this documentation together with copies of the prescriptions for 5 years.
    • Preventive medicines are only exempt from the prescription requirement if they have no withdrawal period, and antimicrobial medicines are still not exempt.
  • Who: The rules apply to veterinarians who use, supply or prescribe medicines for animals.
  • When: The executive order was scheduled to enter into force on 9 November 2025. This has not yet been confirmed.

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  1. Issued · 3 October 2025
    Retsinformation.dk
  2. Published in the Danish Law Gazette (Lovtidende) · 7 October 2025
    Retsinformation.dk – bekendtgørelse nr. 1186 offentliggjort
  3. Entered into force · 9 November 2025
    The date is in the source, but entry into force has not been confirmed yet – the case awaits manual review