What are ESPA medications?

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What are ESPA medications?

ESPA medications are products that can be placed on the market without a full marketing authorisation, but only under defined conditions for use in animals. This allows a veterinary surgeon to provide a medicine when no licensed product exists for a specific treatment, subject to restrictions on the indication, species, dosage, labeling, and record-keeping. They’re not limited to human medicines and aren’t banned; they exist to ensure access to needed therapies under strict control.

ESPA medications are products that can be placed on the market without a full marketing authorisation, but only under defined conditions for use in animals. This allows a veterinary surgeon to provide a medicine when no licensed product exists for a specific treatment, subject to restrictions on the indication, species, dosage, labeling, and record-keeping. They’re not limited to human medicines and aren’t banned; they exist to ensure access to needed therapies under strict control.

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