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Oh dear, here I was just trying to help, I thought the best thing to do was to get proper advice,this is a letter from Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, so we will all know some facts not just be guessing, this the letter:There are strict legal requirements and controls with regard to the prescribing and supplying of veterinary medicines.These are contained in the Veterinary Medicines Regulations (VMRs).Prescribing is considered to be the action of deciding, instructing and recording which treatment should be administered to an animal. This can only be carried out by a veterinary surgeon, pharmacist or Suitably Qualified Person (SQP), according to the distribution category of the veterinary medicinal product concerned.For example:POM-V medicines may be prescribed by a veterinary surgeon, who must first carry out a clinical assessment* of the animal, and the animal must be under the prescribing veterinary surgeon’s care.POM-VPS medicines may be prescribed by a veterinary surgeon, pharmacist or SQP, as a responsible supply function. A pharmacist or SQP may only prescribe POM-VPS medicines for administration in accordance with the medicine authorisation. The final sentance I think is the most appropriate in this instance and it is as follows:If you have concerns that a LAY person has been prescribing or supplying veterinary medicines, then this would be something to raise with the police and/or trading standards.After reading this I realised that thru my honest innocents I could have broken the law, my friend informed me of this before I did and I disposed of the drug in a correct manner. Sorry for any inconvenience caused.