UK Veterinary Medicine Adverse Event Reports with VeDDRA Terminology

The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) dataset contains all adverse event reports submitted to the UK authority over a one-year period. It includes reports on animal and human adverse events, suspected lack of efficacy, withdrawal period issues, and environmental impacts. The data is published by the Government Digital Service under an Open Government Licence.

Use Cases

• Monitoring safety trends based on therapeutic group classifications mentioned in the description.
• Analyzing the distribution of clinical signs using the VeDDRA terminology (SOC, HLT, PT, LLT) described.
• Comparing reporting patterns between mandatory reports from marketing authorisation holders and voluntary public submissions.
• Identifying potential issues related to drug residues or withdrawal periods as indicated in the data scope.

Strengths

• Includes mandatory serious adverse event reports submitted within a legally required 15-day window.
• Covers multiple report types: animal adverse events, human adverse events, withdrawal period issues, and environmental reports.
• Clinical signs are classified using a standardized veterinary terminology system (VeDDRA).

Limitations

• Individual products are not identified by name, only by therapeutic group, limiting product-specific analysis.
• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD), UK.

Collection Method

Reports submitted by marketing authorisation holders (mandatory) and the public (voluntary).

Time Range

One year period (specific years not stated).

Freshness

Covers a one-year period, but the specific year and last update are unknown.

Geography

United Kingdom.