Websites offering medicinal treatment services for hayfever – April 2023
Published 12 July 2023
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The following companies have amended their advertising following MHRA action on complaints to ensure the Prescription-Only Medicine (POM) Kenalog (triamcinolone acetonide) is not promoted to the public for the treatment of hayfever. Promotion of any POM to the general public is prohibited in the UK. Furthermore, Kenalog is not a licensed treatment for hayfever.
- Derma Tonic Cosmetics Ltd (trading as Derma Tonic Cosmetics)
- Lioness Medical Ltd t/a Lioness Medical
The list relates to specific advertising action taken on a particular date and is no endorsement of the ongoing practices of the website.
You can see details of MHRA guidance for providers that offer medicinal treatment services in Appendix 6 of the MHRA Blue Guide.