\ Philip Doyle While the NI protocol within the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement means that NI will effectively be part of the EU regulatory zone, we will not be mirroring changes proposed south of the Irish border in how dosing products are prescribed. From January 2022, new EU rules on fluke drenches and wormers are likely to mean that farmers in the Republic of Ireland will require a prescription from a vet before making a purchase. However, while it might be expected that NI would have to do the same, Bryan Lovegrove from the UK Animal Health Distributors Association (AHDA) has highlighted that is not the case.