State Sanitary Surveillance and responsibility for the stock of controlled medicines for human use used in veterinarian establishments: legislation analysis

Abstract

For health licensing in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, the Veterinary Activity (CNAE 7500-1/00) is classified as being of high risk when the establishment keeps stock of human medicines used in animals treated in the place. In this situation, the presence of a technician responsible for what they consider to be a dispensary is required and, the State Health Surveillance consider that only a pharmaceutical professional is qualified for the custody and supply of human controlled medicines, and do not recognize the competence of the veterinary professional as responsible for the safekeeping these drugs in the veterinary establishment. This issue is not legally pacified; hence the importance of demonstrating the legal competence of the veterinarian on the safekeeping of medicines for human use, that the presence of a pharmacist cannot be required for veterinary establishment, even when there is a stock of human controlled medicines for therapeutic, clinical, or diagnostic purposes performed there.