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A 68-year-old Surrey man was sentenced at Guildford Crown Court for possession with intent to supply unlicensed medicines and Class C drugs in the UK.
Anyone using affected batches are advised to stop use over concerns they do not meet safety standards.
The ACMD has recommended that cannabis-derived medicinal products should be placed in Schedule 2 of the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001.
We are working with UK pharmacies to recall blood pressure and heart medication as a precaution
We are working with SAM Medical Products to recall affected tourniquets due to manufacture stitching error.
We are working with Bell, Sons & Co to recall own-brand blackcurrant cough syrup due to possible mould.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency is moving to Canary Wharf in June 2018.
Dr Peter Groves has been appointed as chairman of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency’s (MHRA) Devices Expert Advisory Committee (DEAC).
Naushad Gaffar and Asif Patel were sentenced at Southwark Crown court today after £5,072,886 worth of unlicensed drugs were found in their possession.
People with diabetes are advised to stop using the affected glucose test strips and seek alternative testing methods.
Ministers are seeking to make three appointments to the board of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency.
Valproate must no longer be prescribed to women or girls of childbearing potential unless they are on the pregnancy prevention programme (PPP).
Analysis indicates trading in top strength 10mg Diazepam is down by 64% as MHRA and partners work hard to stop illegal diversion of medicines to the black market.
Check product instructions as some head lice products can ignite your hair if near a naked flame.
Lee Daniels received a 40-month sentence for selling unauthorised versions of anti-cancer drugs such as Tamoxifen and Letrozole across the EU.
People who may have purchased Yiganerjing Cream are urged to discontinue use immediately as it contains an undisclosed steroid and two antifungal ingredients.
Three specific lots of asthma inhalers are being recalled, including preventer and emergency relief inhalers.
A new Public Health England (PHE) e-cigarette evidence review, undertaken by leading independent tobacco experts, provides an update on PHE’s 2015 review.
The agreement pledges new areas of cooperation such as an exchange of learning from the accelerated access review (AAR) and how to effectively regulate the trading of medicines online.
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