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Following a comprehensive scientific safety review of the latest available data on the safety of pholcodine, together with advice from the independent Commission on Human Medicines, it has been concluded that the potential r…
Following advice from the Commission on Human Medicines, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has reclassified Cialis Together so that it can now be made available for purchase over the counter, without a prescription.…
Three members of an organised criminal gang were sentenced today (13 March 2023) at Stoke Crown Court to jail after pleading guilty to offences relating to the illegal sale of more than three million doses of prescription-on…
The MHRA is reviewing the evidence relating to the very rare risk of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) and reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome (RCVS) associated with medicines containing pseudoeph…
This adapted COVID-19 vaccine targets both the original coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and the Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 sub-variants.
The medical technology strategy will ensure patients can access safe, effective and innovative equipment and medical devices.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
The Minister of State at DHSC has responded to recommendations made by the Regulatory Horizons Council (RHC) on the regulation of medical devices.
The establishment of a regulatory framework for POC manufacturing would bring a range of benefits to patients, healthcare professionals and innovators.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has confirmed that UL International UK Ltd is now designated to assess most in-vitro diagnostic (IVD) devices, increasing the UK’s capacity to process conformity assessments and ensure safe and effective IVDs reach the UK public
Horizon Scanning in the MHRA Innovation Accelerator includes a focus on the identification of Actionable Horizon Scanning Signals, but what are these, and how and why do we identify them?
Professor Tom Clutton-Brock MBE has been appointed as Chair of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency’s (MHRA) Interim Devices Working Group
This new vaccine, VidPrevtyn Beta, has been authorised after meeting the MHRA’s required safety, quality and effectiveness standards.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has received a total of £970,688 from BEIS’ Regulators’ Pioneer Fund for three projects that aim to unlock cutting edge regulatory innovation, to drive real world benefits for patients, the healthcare sector and clinical research…
Life Sciences Council Joint Statement on a new agreement to accelerate the delivery of the future UK HealthTech regulatory system.
Horizon scanning at the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), and collaboration with other medical device regulators, leads to the development of guiding principles that can help inform the development of Good Machine Learning Practice.
The Comirnaty COVID vaccine has met the MHRA’s required safety, quality and effectiveness standards to be authorised for use in this age group
Report from the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) on the classification and schedule of Remimazolam.
Twenty four innovative projects awarded up to £12 million to remove regulatory barriers and support businesses brings products and services to market.
Patients will benefit from cutting-edge new treatments as the government introduces a Vaccine Taskforce style approach to tackling health challenges.
Patients, carers and healthcare professionals with kits of the opioid overdose medicine Prenoxad Injection must visually check for the presence of two needles inside their kit. Any kits that do not have two needles should be…
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