Glossary
Dispensing registerregistre des délivrances
The dispensing register is the paper or electronic record in which a French vet who supplies prescription-only medicines enters every supply (article R5141-112 of the French Public Health Code).
Each entry carries a sequence number, the animal’s keeper, the medicine, the quantity, the prescriber, the date and the batch number; the register is kept for 10 years.
When kept electronically, entries must be impossible to change once validated, sortable by keeper, medicine and date, and printable on request. In practice it is a function of the practice management system.
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See also
- Veterinary prescription A French veterinary prescription is the document a vet issues, after a clinical examination or proper assessment of the animal, for a veterinary medicine or a human medicine given to animals (articles 4 and 105 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6).
- PMS A veterinary PMS (practice management system) is the practice software that manages appointments, patient and client records, prescribing, dispensing, stock, invoicing and payments.