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Legal requirements for the sale of veterinary medicines on the internet and the VMD Accredited Internet Retailer Scheme (AIRS).
You must get permission to export certain drugs and medicines.
An investigation by the Criminal Enforcement Unit (CEU) of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has led to charges being brought against five people from the Wolverhampton area for the illegal supply of prescription-only medicines and controlled drugs.
How to apply for, update and cancel licences for the manufacture, import and wholesale of human and veterinary medicines.
A man who had unlicensed medicines sent to his parents’ address, has been sentenced at Southwark Crown Court to a term of imprisonment, having earlier been found guilty of criminal activity in May. The sentencing follows an investigation by the...
Sun Pharma UK Ltd is recalling certain batches as a precautionary measure due to a small number of leaks found intermittently in the infusion bags.
How the MHRA makes decisions on what is a medicinal product (borderline products).
Explains changes to drug driving law and the guidance available for healthcare professionals and users of prescription medicine.
How to apply for a clinical trial including eligibility, phases, model IMPDs, costs and how to make changes to your application.
Scope of the review of the evidence for dependence on, and withdrawal from, prescribed medicines.
Guidance for the pharmaceutical industry on Marketing Authorisations for veterinary medicines in the UK.
Explainer for businesses and persons regulated by the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013, as amended, on the transitional provisions included in the amending legislation: the Veterinary Medicines (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2024.
Check if someone selling medicines online in Northern Ireland is allowed to do so by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)
Guidance for healthcare and public health commissioners on planning treatment services for dependence on prescription and over-the-counter medicines.
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