Tasks in the field of antibiotic resistance
The German Antibiotic Resistance Strategy, DART 2030, consolidates all government measures and programmes implemented in Germany aimed at limiting antibiotic resistance. As a One Health approach, DART 2030 covers human and animal health and also considers the environment’s role in the emergence and spread of resistance. In the field of animal health, the implementation of various monitoring programmes is mandated by the Veterinary Medicinal Products Act (TAMG) and European legislation, notably Regulation (EU) 2019/6. Furthermore, a range of measures has been introduced to curb the emergence of antibiotic resistance. BVL delivers the programmes and strategies outlined below.
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Programmes and stategies to combat antibiotic resistance
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Collection of data on the volume of sales of veterinary antibiotic products
Collection of data on the volume of sales of veterinary antibiotic products is a nationwide monitoring programme. It is used to determine the quantities of veterinary antibacterials supplied to Germany-based veterinarians…
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Collection of data on the use of antimicrobial medicinal products (antibiotic reporting)
Since 2023, all EU Member States are obliged to record the quantities of antimicrobial medicinal products used in animals and to submit these data to the European Medicines Agency (EMA; Article 57 of the European Veterinary Medicines Regulation …
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Determination of key figures for therapy frequencies
The Veterinary Medicinal Products Act (TAMG) aims to reduce the use of antimicrobial agents.Comparison of farm related treatment frequencies with nationwide key figures of treatment frequencies, the so-called benchmarking system, is part of this …
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Information on dealing with the Veterinary In-House Dispensary Regulation
The Veterinary In-House Dispensary Regulation (TÄHAV, Tierärztliche Hausapothekenverordnung) regulates the handling of veterinary medicinal products by veterinarians. The current TÄHAV, which came into force on January 1st of 2025…
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Reports and monitoring in the field of antibiotic resistance
GERMAP – Reports on antibiotic consumption and the spread of antibiotic resistance in human and veterinary medicine in Germany.
GERM-Vet – National resistance monitoring of animal-pathogenic bacteria, providing reliable data on the current …