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Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is a UK government agency responsible for ensuring that medicines, medical devices, and blood components for transfusion meet applicable standards of safety, quality, and efficacy.

Communication Overview

Total releases

Number of press releases published by this department during the last 12 months, based on publicly available announcements.
588

Avg per month

Average number of press releases published per calendar month over the last 12 months. This smooths short-term fluctuations in publishing activity.
12.3

Avg word count

Average length of published press releases, measured in words. Calculated only for months where content was published.
871

Avg readability

Average Flesch Reading Ease score across all published press releases. Higher values indicate plainer English. Scores are indicative only and vary by subject matter.
26.8

Friday PM releases

Percentage of press releases published after 3pm on Fridays, relative to the department’s total output during the period.
3.8%

Single-release items

Estimated proportion of announcements published once, without a closely related follow-up release during the same period. This is based on similarity of titles and timing.
100%
Metrics are descriptive only and indicate publication patterns rather than intent or impact.

Releases per month

Based on publicly published press releases (last 12 months)

820 articles

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MHRA expands AI Airlock programme with a £3.6 million funding boost over three years

MHRA expands AI Airlock programme with a £3.6 million funding boost over three years

Wednesday, 08 April 2026

The MHRA continues to be at the forefront of innovation and secures multi-year funding to expand its pioneering AI Airlock programme....

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Access Consortium sets 2026 priorities to accelerate work sharing and improve patient access to innovative medicines 

Access Consortium sets 2026 priorities to accelerate work sharing and improve patient access to innovative medicines 

Tuesday, 07 April 2026

The MHRA-led Access Consortium 2026 action plan will deepen collaboration, streamline work sharing, and speed up access to safe, high-quality medicine...

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UK and US deepen regulatory cooperation on medical devices, building on wider pharmaceutical partnership

UK and US deepen regulatory cooperation on medical devices, building on wider pharmaceutical partnership

Thursday, 02 April 2026

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency and the US Food and Drug Administration are strengthening cooperation on medical device regula...

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Sevabertinib approved to treat adults with HER2 positive lung cancer that has spread or cannot be removed by surgery 

Sevabertinib approved to treat adults with HER2 positive lung cancer that has spread or cannot be removed by surgery 

Thursday, 02 April 2026

As with any medicine, the MHRA will keep the safety and effectiveness of sevabertinib under close review. ...

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Shaping the Future of Healthcare Through Global Regulatory Innovation

Shaping the Future of Healthcare Through Global Regulatory Innovation

Wednesday, 25 March 2026

Emerging technologies like AI and advanced therapies are transforming healthcare, and through international collaboration with partners such as Singap...

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MHRA Chief Executive update to MHRA staff on the Pathways clinical trial

MHRA Chief Executive update to MHRA staff on the Pathways clinical trial

Tuesday, 24 March 2026

As with all clinical trials, the MHRA’s top priority is the safety and wellbeing of the trial participants....

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MHRA action boosts drive to phase out animal testing

MHRA action boosts drive to phase out animal testing

Tuesday, 24 March 2026

Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) takes decisive action to phase out animal testing by helping developers to make greater use...

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Precautionary recall of Hibiwash due to microbial contamination

Precautionary recall of Hibiwash due to microbial contamination

Monday, 23 March 2026

As a precautionary measure, Mölnlycke Health Care is recalling three batches of Hibiwash, an antimicrobial wash, due to microbial contamination at the...

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Patients to get new medicines up to six months sooner under new joint MHRA NICE approval process

Patients to get new medicines up to six months sooner under new joint MHRA NICE approval process

Tuesday, 17 March 2026

New pathway set to synchronise licensing and value assessment decisions...

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The £1.4bn opportunity: How reclassification can transform healthcare, improve access to medicines and enable growth

The £1.4bn opportunity: How reclassification can transform healthcare, improve access to medicines and enable growth

Thursday, 12 March 2026

Expanding medicine reclassification could improve access to treatments, empower self-care, and reduce pressure on NHS services....

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MHRA approves deuruxolitinib (Leqselvi) to treat severe alopecia areata in adults 

MHRA approves deuruxolitinib (Leqselvi) to treat severe alopecia areata in adults 

Thursday, 12 March 2026

As with any medicine, the MHRA will keep the safety and effectiveness of deuruxolitinib under close review....

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Global impact of UK health data resource highlighted in newly published paper 

Global impact of UK health data resource highlighted in newly published paper 

Tuesday, 10 March 2026

New analysis shows Clinical Practice Research Datalink has supported groundbreaking medical research across 29 countries with close to 3,800 published...

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Precautionary recall of blood pressure medication after packaging error 

Precautionary recall of blood pressure medication after packaging error 

Friday, 06 March 2026

The MHRA?has advised pharmacy and healthcare professionals to return all remaining stock to their suppliers...

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Man jailed for ten years for convictions including selling prescription only medicines worth more than £3.7million

Man jailed for ten years for convictions including selling prescription only medicines worth more than £3.7million

Tuesday, 03 March 2026

A man who unlawfully supplied Class B and Class C controlled drugs and a range of unauthorised medicines has been sentenced at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Co...

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MHRA statement on Pathways clinical trial

MHRA statement on Pathways clinical trial

Friday, 27 February 2026

As with all clinical trials, the MHRA’s top priority is the safety and wellbeing of the trial participants....

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MHRA patient safety essay competition 2025

MHRA patient safety essay competition 2025

Wednesday, 25 February 2026

The MHRA invited the next generation of doctors to explore how genetics could improve prescribing and patient safety in the UK....

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MHRA disrupts second manufacturing facility suspected to be involved in the manufacture of illegal weight loss medicines in latest blow to criminal network

MHRA disrupts second manufacturing facility suspected to be involved in the manufacture of illegal weight loss medicines in latest blow to criminal network

Wednesday, 25 February 2026

Officers from the MHRA's Criminal Enforcement Unit (CEU) have raided two separate premises as part of an ongoing investigation into an organised crimi...

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Fake Mounjaro (tirzepatide) KwikPen 15mg pre filled pens

Fake Mounjaro (tirzepatide) KwikPen 15mg pre filled pens

Tuesday, 24 February 2026

Fake medicines are illegally produced products that may contain incorrect ingredients, no active ingredients, or harmful substances. ...

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MHRA approves imlunestrant tosylate (Inluriyo)   a new treatment for breast cancer

MHRA approves imlunestrant tosylate (Inluriyo) a new treatment for breast cancer

Tuesday, 24 February 2026

As with any medicine, the MHRA will keep the safety and effectiveness of imlunestrant tosylate under close review....

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Regulation as an Enabler of Innovation: A Regional Perspective

Regulation as an Enabler of Innovation: A Regional Perspective

Tuesday, 24 February 2026

By Richard Stubbs...

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Brensocatib licensed as the first medicine specifically designed to treat non cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis in patients 12 years and older

Brensocatib licensed as the first medicine specifically designed to treat non cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis in patients 12 years and older

Monday, 23 February 2026

As with any medicine, the MHRA will keep the safety and effectiveness of brensocatib under close review....

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MHRA statement on the PATHWAYS puberty blocker trial

MHRA statement on the PATHWAYS puberty blocker trial

Friday, 20 February 2026

With all complex clinical trials, MHRA’s top priority is the safety and wellbeing of the trial participants ...

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MHRA approves zanidatamab (Ziihera) for the treatment of biliary tract cancer

MHRA approves zanidatamab (Ziihera) for the treatment of biliary tract cancer

Thursday, 19 February 2026

Zanidatamab is used when the cancer cannot be removed by surgery and has spread to nearby tissues or other parts of the body. ...

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UK medical device testing hits record high as MHRA backs growth in brain and AI technology

UK medical device testing hits record high as MHRA backs growth in brain and AI technology

Thursday, 19 February 2026

Patients benefit from earlier access to technologies that could improve or save lives, as the MHRA approved 17 per cent more clinical investigations i...

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MHRA launches a consultation on indefinite recognition of CE marked medical devices  

MHRA launches a consultation on indefinite recognition of CE marked medical devices  

Monday, 16 February 2026

MHRA launches a consultation on indefinite recognition of CE-marked medical devices   ...

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20 million illegal erectile dysfunction pills seized as MHRA warns against risky online buys

20 million illegal erectile dysfunction pills seized as MHRA warns against risky online buys

Friday, 13 February 2026

People are urged to avoid risky online buys and protect their health, as the MHRA seizes over 4.4 million doses of unlicensed erectile dysfunction med...

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MHRA introduces additional restrictions for use of the Chikungunya vaccine (IXCHIQ)

MHRA introduces additional restrictions for use of the Chikungunya vaccine (IXCHIQ)

Wednesday, 11 February 2026

The vaccine should not be used in people aged 60 or over, and in individuals of any age who have high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, or chro...

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MHRA updates guidance for semaglutide prescribers and patients

MHRA updates guidance for semaglutide prescribers and patients

Thursday, 05 February 2026

MHRA updates product information regarding the very rare risk of non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) in patients taking semagluti...

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Mila to Millions: A New Era of Individualized Medicines

Mila to Millions: A New Era of Individualized Medicines

Monday, 02 February 2026

By Julia Vitarello ...

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MHRA updates guidance for GLP 1 prescribers and patients

MHRA updates guidance for GLP 1 prescribers and patients

Thursday, 29 January 2026

Updated product information for healthcare professionals and patients regarding the small risk of severe acute pancreatitis in patients taking GLP-1s...

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