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The Department says that countries trading with Ireland now expect information on all animal prescriptions in the country to be available and were being challenged on it. \ Donal O'Leary
Concerns around the rise of anti-microbial resistance (AMR) are the driving factor behind widescale electronic and regulatory changes to the sale of antibiotics and wormers from January next year.
The new EU regulations will mean that farmers will need a prescription from a vet to buy wormer and fluke doses and prescriptions will be issued via text or email, while simultaneously uploaded to a digital cloud.
Colm Forde, a principal overseeing veterinary regulations in the Department of Agriculture, explained that the fears over AMR were a major reason for the changes.