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A new online reporting site, dedicated to reporting any suspected side effects from medicines, future vaccines and incidents involving medical equipment relating to COVID-19 treatment, has today been launched.
We are prioritising and giving tailored scientific advice for potential treatments for coronavirus (COVID-19).
Response to 18/04/20 FT article and Twitter thread by Peter Foster.
The first newly-adapted ventilator design from the government’s Ventilator Challenge has received regulatory approval and is ready to be sent to the NHS frontline to support coronavirus patients.
Allergy patients who carry Emerade 300 microgram adrenaline auto-injector pens should contact their prescriber and seek replacement pens of a different brand. This applies to Emerade 300 microgram pens that are still in-date…
A man and a woman who sold breast cancer and erectile dysfunction medicines illegally online appeared at Birmingham Crown Court.
An increasing number of bogus medical products being sold through unauthorised websites claiming to treat or prevent COVID-19 are being investigated by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).
The largest randomised clinical trial of potential coronavirus (COVID-19) treatments is underway as part of the race to find a treatment.
More than 80 medicines used to treat patients in intensive care units have been banned from parallel export from the UK.
The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) took part in the annual global coordinated operation to tackle the illegal online sale of medicines and medical devices.
Patients are urged to stop taking 5mg ulipristal acetate as soon as possible and contact a healthcare professional for advice on alternative treatments.
Patients, or carers of patients, who carry Emerade 150 microgram auto-injector pens should return all in-date Emerade 150 micrograms auto-injectors to their local pharmacy once they have obtained a prescription for, and been…
Around 3.5 million unlicensed erection pills worth more than £10 million were seized in the UK in 2019 according to new figures released today by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).
Patients prescribed cannabis-based medicines will be able to get their treatment in days rather than months.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) launches a week long social media campaign to raise awareness about the importance of reporting suspected side effects using the Yellow Card Scheme.…
The Medicines and Medical Devices Bill introduces new safety measures, increases the professions that can prescribe low-risk medicines and allows hospitals to develop personalised medicines.
Healthcare professionals can now use EMIS Web to report suspected adverse drug reactions to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).
Letter to the Home Office regarding the appropriate Schedule for the cannabis-based product for medicinal use, Epidyolex, under the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001.
Following an investigation by the Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) a man from north London has been sentenced to 6 years in prison at Croydon Crown Court.…
MHRA investigation reveals illegally supplied opiate painkillers, tranquillisers and medications intended for the treatment of cancer worth £280,490.
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