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Update on 2 specialist review requirements for male patients already taking valproate  

A review by 2 specialists will remain in place for patients starting valproate under 55 years of age.

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Valproate (Belvo, Convulex, Depakote, Dyzantil, Epilim, Epilim Chrono or Chronosphere, Episenta, Epival, and Syonell?): review by two specialists is required for initiating valproate but not for male patients already taking valproate

Review by two specialists remains in place for patients initiating valproate under 55 years of age but the Commission on Human Medicines (CHM) has advised that it will not be required for men (or males) currently taking valproate.

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Research: Valproate: Managing reproductive risks in male patients under 55

Public Assessment Report on managing reproductive risks in male patients under 55 taking valproate.

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Guidance: Safety Public Assessment Reports

These reports explain our assessment of the scientific evidence used to lead to regulatory decisions on the safety of medicines or medicines classes.

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Guidance: Digital mental health technology: qualification and classification

Helping manufacturers define the characteristics of their devices and determine the appropriate regulatory qualification and classification.

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Guidance: Completed paediatric studies: submission, processing and assessment

Guidance on the submission, processing and assessment of all completed paediatric studies sponsored by marketing authorisation holders (MAHs).

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Decision: Medical devices given exceptional use authorisations during the COVID 19 pandemic

List of manufacturers and their medical devices granted an exemption by MHRA. The list also includes manufacturers whose exemption expired or was cancelled.

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Press release: Gozetotide approved for the treatment of prostate cancer

Gozetotide binds to the cancer cells with prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) on their surface, making them visible during the PET scan.

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Guidance: Importing investigational medicinal products into Great Britain from approved countries

Outlining the principles for the management and oversight of the import of investigational medicinal products (IMPs) to Great Britain from listed countries.

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Field Safety Notices: 3 to 7 February 2025

List of Field Safety Notices from 3 to 7 February 2025.

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Press release: Medical imaging agent gozetotide approved for prostate cancer

Gozetotide binds to the cancer cells with prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) on their surface, making them visible during the PET scan.

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Guidance: Exceptions and modifications to the EU guidance on good pharmacovigilance practices that apply to UK MAHs and the MHRA

This guidance clarifies the expectations on the application of the EU guidance on good pharmacovigilance practices (GVP)

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Class 4 Medicines Notification: Lansoprazole Gastro resistant Hard Capsules 15mg, EL(25)A/06

Teva UK Limited is reporting a minor typographical error on the carton for Lansoprazole Gastro-Resistant Hard Capsules 15mg. There are two instances where the dosage form is stated as “tablets” where it should state “gastro-resistant capsule, hard”.

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Standard: Category lists following implementation of the Windsor Framework

A list of individual human medicinal products under the new arrangements coming into effect on 1 January 2025 following agreement of the Windsor Framework.

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Decision: Parallel import licences granted in 2025

Parallel import licences granted in 2025.

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Decision: Marketing authorisations granted in 2025

Marketing authorisations granted in 2025.

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Decision: Advertising investigations: January 2025

Decisions made by the MHRA following investigations into complaints about advertising for licensed medicines.

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Decision: Advertising investigations: January 2025

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Decisions made by the MHRA following investigations into complaints about advertising for licensed medicines.

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Corporate report: MHRA Real World Evidence Scientific Dialogue Programme

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A programme to help decision-making across the lifecycle of products, benefitting both regulatory and health technology assessment (HTA) evaluations.

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Guidance: Exceptions and modifications to the EU guidance on good pharmacovigilance practices that apply to UK MAHs and the MHRA

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This guidance clarifies the expectations on the application of the EU guidance on good pharmacovigilance practices (GVP)

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Guidance: Clinical trials for medicines: manage your authorisation, report safety issues

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Change your protocol, update your authorisation, report safety issues, submit safety updates and complete your end-of-trial study report.

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Standard: Decision tree for navigating nanotechnology based products for medical application

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Scientific advice queries on nanomedicines have increased in recent years, particularly on lipid nanoparticles.

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Class 2 Medicines Recall: Nitrofurantoin CNX Therapeutics 100 mg Prolonged Release capsules, EL(25)A/05

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CNX Therapeutics is recalling the batches listed in this notification as a precautionary measure due to a small number of packs that contain an additional tablet of Nitrofurantoin. The registered product is a capsule containing powder and two yellow tablets.

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Press release: IXCHIQ vaccine approved to protect adults against Chikungunya

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The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has today, 4 February 2025, approved the vaccine chikungunya vaccine (live) (brand name IXCHIQ) to protect adults against chikungunya disease, caused by the chikungunya virus (CHIKV).

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Field Safety Notices: 27 to 31 January 2025

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List of Field Safety Notices from 27 to 31 January 2025.

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Decision: Parallel import licences granted in 2025

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Parallel import licences granted in 2025.

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Decision: Marketing authorisations granted in 2025

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Marketing authorisations granted in 2025.

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Guidance: Software and artificial intelligence (AI) as a medical device

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Information for manufacturers, healthcare professionals, researchers and patients on software as a medical device (SaMD) and AI as a medical device (AIaMD).

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Press release: Digital mental health technologies guidance launched to help manufacturers and safeguard users

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New guidance helps manufacturers navigate medical device regulations and protect users of digital mental health technologies.

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Guidance: Digital mental health technology: qualification and classification

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Helping manufacturers define the characteristics of their devices and determine the appropriate regulatory qualification and classification.

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Decision: Human medicines: register of electronic export certificates

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Department of Health and Social Care and MHRA register of electronic export certificates (human).

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Guidance: COVID 19 test validation approved products

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Find out which COVID-19 test products have been approved.

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Press release: MHRA asks for views on proposed guidance to support the safe regulation of new personalised cancer therapies  

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The draft MHRA guidance aims to clarify and streamline pathways for bringing these therapies through to patients, without compromising on robust safety principles

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Open consultation: Draft guidance on individualised mRNA cancer immunotherapies

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We are seeking feedback on our new draft guideline on individualised mRNA cancer immunotherapies, a new type of cancer treatment being tested in clinical trials. This will help us to clarify and streamline pathways for bringing these therapies through to patients, without compromising on robust safety principles.

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Decision: Medical devices given exceptional use authorisations during the COVID 19 pandemic

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List of manufacturers and their medical devices granted an exemption by MHRA. The list also includes manufacturers whose exemption expired or was cancelled.

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Guidance: Regulating medical devices in the UK

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What you need to do to place a medical device on the Great Britain, Northern Ireland and European Union (EU) markets.

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Guidance: Access New Active Substance and Biosimilar Work Sharing Initiatives

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The New Active Substance Work Sharing Initiative (NASWSI) has successfully approved several medicines through this international collaboration and continues to foster cooperation and strong relationships between its Access partners. The Biosimilar Work Sharing Initiative (BSWSI) builds on this success.

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Guidance: Medicines: get scientific advice from MHRA

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A summary of the types of scientific advice available at the?MHRA, the process for getting advice and the fees involved.

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Guidance: UK wide licensing for human medicines: supplementary guidance

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Supplementary information on the licensing of medicines for human use in the UK following the agreement of the Windsor Framework.

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Guidance: Access New Active Substance and Biosimilar Work Sharing Initiatives

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The New Active Substance Work Sharing Initiative (NASWSI) has successfully approved several medicines through this international collaboration and continues to foster cooperation and strong relationships between its Access partners. The Biosimilar Work Sharing Initiative (BSWSI) builds on this success.

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Decision: Medical devices given exceptional use authorisations during the COVID 19 pandemic

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List of manufacturers and their medical devices granted an exemption by MHRA. The list also includes manufacturers whose exemption expired or was cancelled.

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Class 2 Medicines Recall: Bristol Laboratories Limited, Amlodipine Bristol Lab 2.5 mg Tablets, EL (25)A/04

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Bristol Laboratories Limited is recalling the batches specified in the table as a precautionary measure due to possible microbial contamination.

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UK patients enabled access to transformative new medicines in shortest time possible via new, integrated Innovative Licensing and Access Pathway 

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It is the only example globally of an end-to-end access pathway, where a medicine developer can work collaboratively with the national health system, the regulator, and health technology assessment bodies from the early stages of clinical development.

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Guidance: Innovative Licensing and Access Pathway (ILAP)

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The Innovative Licensing and Access Pathway (ILAP) is focussed on getting the most transformative new medicines, to patients in the UK health system more quickly.

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Field Safety Notices: 23 to 27 December 2024

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List of Field Safety Notices from 23 to 27 December 2024

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