Table 3. Summary on the updates of the implementation of guidelines for the use of veterinary medicinal products.

Year	Updates
2017	Publication of the National Unified Health Research Agenda (NUHRA) 2017–2022 highlighting support for antimicrobial resistance and research on drug discovery, innovation and health technologies
2016	Antimicrobial Stewardship Training
2016	National Antibiotic Guidelines published
2015	Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Program (ARSP) launched by RITM and ICAMR
2014	FDA No Prescription No Dispensing Policy
2014	Formation of the Inter-Agency Committee on Antimicrobial Resistance (ICAMR) (DoH AO. No. 42)
2006	Implementation of the national veterinary drug residues control program and creation of the interagency committee
1991	Implementation of the policy that mandates prescribing requirements for the veterinary drugs and products

RITM, Research Institute of Tropical Medicine; ICAMR, Inter-Agency Committee on Antimicrobial Resistance; FDA, Food and Drug Administration; DoH, Department of Health.