Note: This page is specific to the UK market.
To select a medicine type for medicine items:
Go to Catalog > Items.
Add a new medicine item or find and open the item you want to edit.
On the General tab, select the medicine type from the Classification drop-down list.
Select Save.
The medicine types listed in the following table are available.
Type | Abbreviation meaning | Description |
POM | P rescription O nly M edicines | P rescription-only medicines from qualified prescribers (doctors, dentists, nurse or pharmacist independent prescribers, or supplementary prescribers) |
POM-VPS | P rescription O nly M edicines - V et/ P harmacist/ S uitably Qualified Person | P rescription-only medicines prescribed by a veterinarian, pharmacist or a suitably qualified person |
POM-V | P rescription O nly M edicines - V eterinarians | Prescription-only medicines prescribed only by a veterinarian |
OTC | O ver t he C ounter | Over the counter medicines |
NFA-VPS | N on- F ood A nimals - V et/ P harmacist/ S uitably Qualified Person | N on-food animal non-prescription medicine sold by a veterinarian, pharmacist or a suitably qualified person |
AVM-GSL | A uthorized V eterinary M edicine - G eneral S ales L ist medicines | G eneral sales list medicines, obtained without a prescription from, for example, from a pharmacy or a supermarket |
SAES | S mall A nimal E xemption S chemes | The SAES permits certain medicines to be placed on the market without a marketing authorisation (MA), subject to certain conditions. |