1. VETIDATA – A web based information system on veterinary medicinal products and legislation
Henry Ottilie
Institut für Pharmakologie, Pharmazie und Toxikologie,
Veterinärmedizinische Fakultät, Universität Leipzig

2. What is VETIDATA? Information centre for vets legal provisions
drug/vaccine informations
lists of substances (essential for treatment of equidae, for use in food producing animals)

3. Who uses? More than 6000 users research institutes
pharmaceutical industries
veterinarians associations and authorities
practitioners
students

4. Information flow
Federal Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety
Pharmaceutical companies
VETIDATA
Vets
University/current research results
Current legislation (EU, Germany)

5. Communication channels
Telephone
Fax
Internet

6. Users feedback very rare only in case of possible liability of the vet
Reasons
Time?
No risk awareness?
Differences between countries? – Why?

7. Current project in pharmacovigilance
repeated requests
personal face-to-face contact
permanent sensitation to the topic of adverse reactions
(How) Is it possible to enhance the consciousness for pharmacovigilance?

8. Questions
(When) Will product safety become critical selling point/product feature for veterinary drugs?
Which company/drug will survive?

9. Answer
„Pharmacovigilance is an important issue of public health and the government appreciate its need for the common citizen.” Dr. M. Hamid Ansari, Vice President of India New Delhi, Nov. 26, 2010
India: 1.2 Billion inhabitants, second most populous country in the world
Europe and North and Middle Amerika: all in all 1.2 Billion inhabitants