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The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has officially launched the Joint Action on Market Surveillance of Medical Devices.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is running a social media campaign between 7-11 November to promote reporting of suspected side effects, as part of an EU-wide awareness week.
People with diabetes are being reminded to seek medical advice before changing their insulin therapy devices.
New recommendations set out how patients could get quicker access to innovative new diagnostic tools, treatments, and medical technologies.
Parents of infants and young children should not use unlicensed homeopathic teething tablets or gels which are available to buy online due to the risk of side effects.
As part of the Expert Committee on Biological Standardization (ECBS) conference in Switzerland, NIBSC and NIFDS have signed a memorandum of understanding.
People and organisations should check if they have the defibrillator models, LIFEPAK CR Plus and LIFEPAK EXPRESS Automatic External Defibrillators (AED), because an electrical fault with some of them may not deliver an elect…
As part of the 11th Summit of the Heads of Medicines Regulatory Agencies in Interlaken, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with its Swiss counterpart, Swissmedic.
The internet provides easy access to a wide and diverse range of medical products and there has been rapid growth in sites offering cheaper alternatives but some of those being sold have not been properly tested and are not …
MHRA highlight the pitfalls of buying medicines online to students
Women needing the emergency contraceptive pill containing levonorgestrel should tell their healthcare professional if they are currently taking medicines for epilepsy and certain serious infections, or herbal remedies such a…
Following an MHRA investigation, a man from Surrey has been jailed for selling potentially dangerous unlicensed medicines.
Every year the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) seize thousands of counterfeit and unlicensed condoms, STI test kits, and HIV self-test kits.…
Statement from Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency on the risks and benefits of statins.…
People with diabetes are being asked to check whether they have certain batches of GlucaGen® HypoKits used for the emergency treatment of severe low blood glucose (hypoglycaemia).
People with diabetes using the Accu-Chek Insight insulin pump system should check how they operate and wear the medical device to reduce the risk of an unwanted dose of insulin
A Berkshire man has been jailed for the illegal importation and sale of erectile dysfunction medicines
MHRA launch FakeMeds campaign with warning on dodgy diet pills
People with diabetes using a particular type of insulin pump and pre-filled insulin cartridges should insert their cartridges correctly to avoid them leaking and potentially giving an under-delivery of insulin.
People with diabetes who use particular blood glucose test strips should stop using them and seek an alternative as soon as possible says the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).…
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