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HMRC seeks views on which are the most appropriate methods of tackling persistent avoiders, and how these ought to be developed.
People who take stimulant laxatives for constipation are being advised that these will now be sold in smaller packs, with on-pack warnings.
We have introduced pack size restrictions, revised recommended ages for use, and new safety warnings for over-the-counter stimulant laxatives (orally and rectally administered) following a national safety review. Advise patients that dietary and lifestyle measures should be used first-line for...
Health supplements boss who failed to rein in aggressive overseas call centre banned for nine years.
Pfizer Ltd are recalling batch number DD4842 as a precautionary measure due to the identification of a nitrosamine above the acceptable limit.
Boss of Worthing restaurant has been banned by the courts for 8 years after he suppressed true amount of takings in tax returns.
The CMA has imposed over £100 million in fines after Advanz inflated the price of thyroid tablets, causing the NHS and patients to lose out.
Evidence indicates risks outweigh benefits.
Decisions made by MHRA following investigations into complaints about advertising for licensed medicines.
New regulations restrict the prescribing and supply of puberty-suppressing hormones to children and young people under 18.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Diabetic ketoacidosis has been reported in patients with type 2 diabetes on a combination of a GLP-1 receptor agonist and insulin who had doses of concomitant insulin rapidly reduced or discontinued. GLP-1 receptor agonists are not substitutes for insulin, and...
Healthcare professionals should consider measuring magnesium levels before starting PPI treatment and repeat measurements periodically during prolonged treatment.
We’re asking for evidence to help us understand more about giving feed products to livestock that can reduce methane emissions.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) are warning people to be aware of the dangers of buying diet pills online.
DNP was deemed unfit for human consumption in 1938 following reports of severe adverse health effects.
New varieties of sweet potato help children grow up to be healthy in Uganda
MHRA investigators seize more than 28,000 unlicensed slimming pills in Manchester area.
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