We use some essential cookies to make this website work.
We’d like to set additional cookies to understand how you use GOV.UK, remember your settings and improve government services.
We also use cookies set by other sites to help us deliver content from their services.
You have accepted additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time.
You have rejected additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time.
Departments, agencies and public bodies
News stories, speeches, letters and notices
Detailed guidance, regulations and rules
Reports, analysis and official statistics
Consultations and strategy
Data, Freedom of Information releases and corporate reports
A skin cream claiming to be a natural Chinese herbal remedy for treating eczema, contains a potentially harmful steroid and should not be used, warns the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).
People who use emollient creams to treat dry and itchy skin conditions are being warned that residue can build up on fabrics, such as clothing or bedding, and cause them to catch fire more easily.
Parents and caregivers are being advised products containing lidocaine used for teething in babies and children will be sold only in pharmacies from 2019.
UK pharmacies are assisting with the precautionary recall of Valsartan medication.
Ian Hudson, Chief Executive of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, has announced he is to leave his role in September 2019.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has launched the third annual social media campaign to promote the importance of reporting suspected side effects from medicines to the Yellow Card Scheme.
Sir Harpal Kumar, former CEO of Cancer Research UK delivered the 13th Annual Lecture organised by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency in London tonight
A crackdown on fake medicines and medical devices by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has netted a haul of more than 1 million doses worth in excess of £2 million.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is warning people who buy STI test kits and HIV test kits online to make sure that they are purchasing from safe and legitimate sources…
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) are working closely with law enforcement agencies in India to prevent unlicensed medicines entering the UK.
MHRA are asking people who use the CoaguChek device to check their test strips as a precaution following an alert by the manufacturer Roche.
New fund will back projects that will ensure rules and regulations keep pace with technological advances of the future from virtual lawyers to flying cars.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has today opened a consultation on how its legislation and regulatory processes would have to be modified in the event of the UK not securing a deal with the EU after the UK’s exit, with no Implementation Period.…
A new software functionality piloted in Nottinghamshire means healthcare professionals can now report suspected adverse drug reactions directly to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency.
The UK BioIndustry Association (BIA) and the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) brought together experts from across the life sciences sector to discuss some hot topics and important developments through a series of presentations and panel discussions.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and the Health Research Authority (HRA) have published a joint statement on seeking and documenting consent using electronic methods (eConsent).
Cannabis-based products for medicinal use will be available for specialist doctors to prescribe legally.
The VMD considers that veterinary products containing Cannabidiol are veterinary medicines.
The Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review (IMMDS) has asked the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency to place some information on its website.…
Products containing doses equal to or greater than 1178mg/day of base glucosamine will now be considered to be medicines.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
To help us improve GOV.UK, we’d like to know more about your visit today. Please fill in this survey (opens in a new tab).