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The government, NHS England and the pharmaceutical industry will begin negotiating the successor to the voluntary scheme for branded medicines, pricing and access (VPAS).
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
The Comirnaty COVID vaccine has met the MHRA’s required safety, quality and effectiveness standards to be authorised for use in this age group
It is the first treatment approved by the UK regulator that has been made possible through the Access Consortium ‘New Active Substance Work Sharing Initiative’.
Use of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine or ‘Spikevax’ has been approved for 6 to 11s after meeting the required safety, quality and effectiveness standards
The government announces its intention to introduce a licensing regime for non-surgical cosmetic procedures such as Botox and fillers.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
A reflection by Dr June Raine, Chief Executive of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
This monoclonal antibody – the second to be authorised by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency – is for people with mild to moderate COVID-19 who are at high risk of developing severe disease.
The antiviral was found to be safe and effective following a stringent review of the available evidence.
AWTTC joins the Innovative Licensing and Access Pathway as a permanent partner
Regulatory updates by the MHRA today on the COVID-19 booster vaccine programme for winter 2021 to 2022
The regulatory changes made by the MHRA today give further options for the deployment programme.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has today given approval for the first monoclonal antibody treatment for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19 in the UK.
The UK regulator has confirmed the vaccine is safe and effective in this age group.
This follows a rigorous review of the safety, quality and effectiveness of the vaccine in this age group.
The vaccine has been approved after meeting the required safety, quality and effectiveness standards.
Change approved following detailed review of additional stability data
The MHRA is committed to speeding up access to innovative new medicines for patients.
Future vaccine modifications that respond to new variants of coronavirus to be made available quickly to UK recipients, without compromising on safety, quality or effectiveness.
The Innovative Licensing and Access Pathway (ILAP) aims to reduce the time to market for innovative medicines
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