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With the exception of medicines containing zidovudine, stavudine, or didanosine, product information will no longer include warnings on fat redistribution or lactic acidosis.
(RAD Neurim Pharmaceuticals EEC Limited) Error in batches distributed since 11 February 2013. (EL (13)A/10)
Daniel, Matthew and Jenna Hackland were sentenced today for the illegal production and sale of class C drugs.
Updates on investigations into an increase in cases of food and water bug, Cyclospora, associated with travellers returning from Mexico.
Alliance Pharmaceuticals Ltd has informed the MHRA that there are possible side effects not reported on the Patient Information Leaflet.
Employment Tribunal decision.
As a precautionary measure, Pfizer Limited is recalling the above batches from wholesalers due to out of specification results from the ongoing stability studies. An evaluation of the foil laminate pouch identified oxygen levels above the specified limits, resulting in...
Healthcare supplement company ordered into liquidation in the High Court after it was found to have taken advantage of elderly and vulnerable customers.
A bid to slash five billion calories off the nation's daily diet was set out as part of the Government's ambitious new plan to tackle obesity by the Department of Health today.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
(McNeil Products Limited) Remaining stocks of the above products should be quarantined - class 2 action within 48 hours. (EL (14)A/14)
Company that sold vitamin and healthcare supplements to the vulnerable using high pressure sales tactics has been wound up in the courts.
51-year-old woman sentenced to 27 months imprisonment for her involvement in the supply of abortion pills with intent to unlawfully procure miscarriages.
Several new high strength insulin products are now on the market. The European Medicines Agency is consulting on guidance to minimise the risk of medication error.
Use of pioglitazone is associated with a small increased risk of bladder cancer. Healthcare professionals should be aware of new warnings and precautions for use in at-risk patients
Many food supplements contain hidden pharmaceutical ingredients that could be causing serious health risks, according to research
The country's biggest supermarkets, food manufacturers, caterers and food outlets are joining forces to help cut five billion calories from the nation's daily diet, the Health Secretary Andrew Lansley announced today.
The CMA has provisionally found that 4 pharmaceutical companies broke the law by agreeing not to compete in the supply of an anti-nausea drug in the UK.
Women in England will be allowed to take the second of 2 early medical abortion pills in their own home.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
New campaign exposing the ‘hidden nasties’ in everyday foods launches today.
Indication restricted to nausea and vomiting, new contraindications, and reduced dose and duration of use.
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