NOAH Compendium Website

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NOAH Compendium Website
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A bit of history

• Compendium of Data Sheets published in book form
  since 1974, to help manufacturers satisfy legal
  requirement to circulate data sheets
• Sent free of charge to vet profession now
  special edition for AMTRA merchant SQPs (paid for
  by AMTRA a benefit of registration)
• Online edition in discussion since 1998taken 7
  years!
• Not on CD, but online, free access
• NOAH Compendium website launched on 30 September
  2005

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Current status

• Data sheet regulations no longer exist
• Therefore not a legal requirement to issue
  datasheets. But NOAH Code may make it a
  requirement for NOAH members, and NOAH Board
  fully support continuation of Compendium.
• NOAH Compendium will continue in book form and
  online
• 2006 editions of book will be published shortly
• This year will be AMTRA merchant SQP edition, and
  also special edition for AMTRA saddler SQPs

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The online compendium

• An online editing system that means companies can
  keep their information right up to date.
• A system where customers and users of animal
  medicines can easily access the real UK data
  sheets and use medicines even more responsibly

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The website a quick tour

• www.noahcompendium.co.uk

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Visitors

• Launched 30 September
• October 43,045 pages seen by 2,404 unique
  visitors
• November 89,761 pages seen by 5,404 unique
  visitors
• December 55,043 pages seen by 4,613 unique
  visitors
• 3rd biggest visitor is Government gateway

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Compendium

• No longer legally required but
• Book will continue to be produced
• remains in demand
• customised versions again being produced for
  AMTRA for SQPs
• online version improves accessibility and keeps
  up to date
• becoming easier for companies to update
• remains a respected source of information for
  merchants, vets, pharmacists other users
• going from strength to strength!