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The Department of Health and Social Care has today announced the reappointment of two Non-Executive Directors of the MHRA from 1 September.
Following an expert safety review of isotretinoin, the Commission on Human Medicines has agreed to a number of recommendations to strengthen the safe use of the treatment.
After almost 8 years as a Board Member, Stephen has decided to step down on 11 July 2023.
The Access Consortium is offering joint pipeline meetings to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.
Findings from research by the MHRA have been published, evaluating two different approaches to cancer therapies which harness the immune system to determine which better targets cancer cells and would reduce side effects for…
Guidance in relation to Regulation 238 of the Human Medicines Regulations 2012
Changes have been designed to ensure the agency is resourced to provide patients, the public and industry with the service they deserve and expect.
The EU has taken steps to give manufacturers more time to get certain medical devices certified under the EU Medical Devices Regulation (EU MDR).
The legislative changes will help to make the UK one of the best countries in the world to conduct clinical research for patients and researchers.
The MHRA’s UK Stem Cell Bank is one of only two places in the world to test this technology.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
HM Treasury has announced that the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) will receive £10 million to help bring innovative new medicines and medical technologies to UK patients more quickly.
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, wit…
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…
Update to the Life Sciences Council Joint Statement on Medical Devices Regulatory Reform.
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 establishment of a regulatory framework for POC manufacturing would bring a range of benefits to patients, healthcare professionals and innovators.
The ECDRP has been extended to 31 December 2023. From 1 January 2024, a new international recognition framework will be in place.
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…
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