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Is advertisement of registered veterinary products requiring approval from MAB?
According to Section 4B Medicines (Advertisement & Sale) Act 1956,
(1)No person shall take any part in the publication of any advertisement referring to any article, or articles of any description, in terms which are calculated to lead to the use of that article of that description as a medicine, an appliance or a remedy for the purpose of treatment or prevention of diseases or conditions of human beings other than the diseases and conditions specified in subsection 3(1), unless such advertisement has been approved by the Medicine Advertisements Board.
Therefore, advertisements of registered veterinary products which is of animal use are not under the purview of MAB. Besides, Registered Medicinal Products Advertising Approval Guidelines has also stipulated that these guidelines do not apply to advertising on veterinary product (Paragraph 1.3 Scope of Use).