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The Business Secretary has responded to recommendations made by the Regulatory Horizons Council on the regulation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a Medical Device.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) have been awarded £1.8m funding by Wellcome over three years to explore and produce guidance on …
The safety of the medicines you and your children take is our highest priority
Our advice remains that the COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective during pregnancy and breastfeeding
The UK regulator has taken safety action to reduce risks associated with Roche Accu-Chek Insight Insulin Pumps by issuing a national safety alert and outlining recommendations for patients.
A new national campaign is calling on those eligible not to ignore their invite, as data reveals nearly 1 in 3 don’t take up the offer of cervical screening.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
These principles are intended to lay the foundation for developing good machine learning practices (GMLP) and will help guide future growth in this rapidly progressing field.
People are being encouraged to contribute their views on changes to how medical devices will be regulated across the UK.
Consultation launched to make lifesaving medicine which can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose available to more frontline workers.
This work will help ensure the safety of medicines and devices that reach the UK public and health service.
Information for the public about lateral flow devices (LFDs) provided by NHS Test and Trace
Operation Pangea - Officers from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) have seized millions of illegally traded medicines and medical devices.
We are reviewing the risks and benefits of the acne medicine, isotretinoin. In particular whether some of the possible psychiatric and sexual side effects continue after treatment has been stopped.
The National Institute for Biological Standards and Control (NIBSC) will play a key role in evaluating vaccines that have been developed for COVID-19
The MHRA will now issue all safety-critical alerts for medicines and medical devices that require action as National Patient Safety Alerts
Reporting suspected side effects or incidents to the Yellow Card scheme supports the safe use of medical products for everyone
Stephen Lightfoot will become Chair of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) from 1 September 2020.
A new campaign to raise awareness of the fire risk and the precautions that need to be taken by users of skin creams has been launched today
Ground-breaking innovation to support medical technologies
The MHRA is aware of certificates being issued by certification bodies headed “certificates of compliance” or “Attestation of Compliance”.
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