Which products to include in an adverse event report
Information on which products to list when completing an adverse event report for an animal medicine or a product which an animal has been exposed to.
Include all products to which the animal, person or environment (whichever is concerned) were exposed to prior to the adverse event.Â
This may include products which were administered at the same time as the main suspect product(s), or that were administered before the main suspect product(s).Â
You do not need to list all products that the animal, person or environment has ever been exposed to but do try to include products that were administered within the weeks or months before the main suspect product.Â
The MA number is the Marketing Authorisation number assigned to a product when it is authorised in the UK. It can be found on the product literature, preceded by the symbol ‘Vm’.Â
It can also be found alongside other authorised product information on the  .