June - August 2017: Clinics advertising botulinum toxin products
Published 25 September 2017
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Eighteen companies amended their advertising following MHRA action on complaints to ensure that prescription only medicines are not promoted to the public. These companies are:
- Angels of Aesthetics, Worcester
- Ardross Aesthetics, Fyfe
- Barstable Medical Clinic, Essex
- Bella Vou Pantiles Clinic, Kent
- Doctor Call, Manchester
- EMF Aesthetics, West Midlands
- Face Renew, Aberdeenshire
- Face Renew, Aberdeenshire
- Reflect Skin and Body Clinic, West Midlands
- Sapphire Aesthetics, Hereford
- Sophia Alexander Aesthetics, West Midlands
- St James Dental Centre, Stourbridge
- The Bournemouth Laser & Skin Care Clinic, Dorset
- The Clinic by Advanced Cosmetology, Aberdeen
- The Look You Deserve Aesthetics, Coventry
- U: Skin Laser & Skin Aesthetics, Buckinghamshire
- Welton Beautox Clinic, Hull
- Wrenthorpe Dental Care, Wakefield
The list relates to specific advertising action taken on a particular date and is no endorsement of the ongoing practices of the clinic.
You can see details of MHRA guidance for providers that offer medicinal treatment services in Appendix 6 of the MHRA Blue Guide.