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The Secretary of State has appointed Ama Agbeze and Nicola Shannon as Board Members of the UK Anti-Doping Agency for a term of 4 years
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
MHRA sets out new plans to protect patient safety and enable access without delay for UK patients to innovative medical technologies
The novel type 2 oral polio vaccine (nOPV2), developed by a team including scientists from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), has today (9 January) been quality-assured (prequalified) by the Worl…
In partnership with other global regulators, IRP is expected to further help bring life-saving new medicines to UK patients.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has today (27 December) approved the advanced melanoma medicine Opdualag (nivolumab-relatlimab) for patients from the age of 12.
From brussels sprouts to dodgy diet products, these tips from the MHRA will help you stay safe during the festive season and beyond
The MHRA has reminded healthcare professionals prescribing aripiprazole to be alert to the known risk of patients developing addictive gambling, following a rise in the number of reports received in 2023
New Access Work-Sharing Pathway for Priority Procedures.
Applications are now open for academic institutions wishing to bid for funding to collaborate with others to establish new Regulatory Science and Innovation Networks (RSINs) in innovative sectors.
Three men have been sentenced to a total of three years at Manchester Crown Court after pleading guilty to the illegal sale and supply online of prescription-only medicines and controlled Class B and Class C drugs with a str…
Plans to make better use of pharmacies, improve access to primary care and maximise the contribution of pharmacy professionals set out in new consultation.
Patients can be reassured that Fluenz nasal spray vaccines remain safe and effective when used within the revised expiry dates.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency’s (MHRA) Criminal Enforcement Unit (CEU) seized hundreds of thousands of doses of suspected illegally traded medicines, including powerful prescription-only medicines, …
Other effective medicines are available for epilepsy and bipolar disorder and valproate should only be used if these don’t work or aren’t suitable for an individual patient
MHRA tells patients and healthcare professionals to stop using affected gels and retailers told to withdraw affected products.
New voluntary scheme for branded medicines pricing, access and growth (VPAG) will boost nation’s health, save NHS £14 billion and support research investment.
IRP is expected to further help bringing life-saving new medicines to UK patients from 1 January 2024
Casgevy (exagamglogene autotemcel) is based on the innovative gene-editing tool CRISPR, which won its inventors the Nobel Prize in 2020
For the first time, 2- to 5-year-old patients with a certain type of cystic fibrosis could access cystic fibrosis drugs Kaftrio and Kalydeco.
As a founding member and former chair of the International Coalition of Medicines Regulatory Authorities (ICMRA), the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is joining global partners in celebrating ten y…
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