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Monday, 15 July 2019
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has today launched a 12-week consultation on how to best engage and involve patients in...
Thursday, 27 June 2019
As a precautionary measure, patients taking certain types of prescription-only medicines for Parkinson’s (Neupro), epilepsy (Vimpat) and blood clots (...
Wednesday, 12 June 2019
The Department of Health and Social Care has today announced Non-Executive Directors joining the board of MHRA...
Thursday, 21 March 2019
MHRA has recalled 3 batches of Losartan tablets due to contamination with the nitrosamine N-nitroso-N-methylamino butyric acid....
Thursday, 07 March 2019
A Medical Device Alert has been issued on C.R. Bard removing all surgical mesh for stress urinary incontinence (SUI) and pelvic organ prolapse (POP) f...
Monday, 25 February 2019
On Friday at Guildford Crown Court Peppino Fiori was subject to a confiscation order under the Proceeds of Crime Act. He must satisfy a confiscation o...
Friday, 15 February 2019
A Teesside man has been subjected to a confiscation order after a 2018 conviction for wholesale distribution and supply, and possession of medicinal p...
Thursday, 14 February 2019
Today at Aylesbury Crown Court Keith Morgan of Milton Keynes was sentenced for illegally selling or supplying prescription-only medicine and unauthori...
Wednesday, 13 February 2019
An Expert Working Group (EWG) of the UK’s Commission on Human Medicines (CHM) met yesterday at the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency...
Wednesday, 13 February 2019
We are working with pharmacies to recall Irbesartan containing medication as the investigation uncovers more affected products....
Tuesday, 12 February 2019
10mg Diazepam trading is down by 73% as analysis indicates efforts to stop illegal diversion of medicines to the black market are working....
Tuesday, 29 January 2019
Medicines regulators of the UK and Russian set out key principles to support their collaboration on improving public health....
Tuesday, 29 January 2019
Use of barrier methods to reduce skin reactions may affect device performance....
Friday, 25 January 2019
MHRA officers executed an intelligence raid with the assistance of Dorset police...
Thursday, 24 January 2019
More Irbesartan containing products are being recalled from pharmacies in the UK as the MHRA continues to investigate possible contamination of sartan...
Tuesday, 08 January 2019
Jagdiep Dhonsi, Amrin Mirza and Shirina Ali were sentenced yesterday at Southwark Crown court for their involvement in the illegal supply of potential...
Thursday, 03 January 2019
Pharmacies across the UK are working with us to recall blood pressure and heart medication as a precaution. ...
Thursday, 03 January 2019
MHRA response to EU exit no-deal legislative proposals consultation...
Wednesday, 19 December 2018
A skin cream claiming to be a natural Chinese herbal remedy for treating eczema, contains a potentially harmful steroid and should not be used, warns ...
Tuesday, 18 December 2018
People who use emollient creams to treat dry and itchy skin conditions are being warned that residue can build up on fabrics, such as clothing or bedd...
Thursday, 13 December 2018
Parents and caregivers are being advised products containing lidocaine used for teething in babies and children will be sold only in pharmacies from 2...
Friday, 30 November 2018
UK pharmacies are assisting with the precautionary recall of Valsartan medication. ...
Tuesday, 27 November 2018
Following a three-year investigation, Guernsey-based Immuno Biotech owner David Noakes has been sentenced to a total of 15 months in prison....
Tuesday, 20 November 2018
Ian Hudson, Chief Executive of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, has announced he is to leave his role in September 2019....
Monday, 19 November 2018
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has launched the third annual social media campaign to promote the importance of report...
Monday, 29 October 2018
Sir Harpal Kumar, former CEO of Cancer Research UK delivered the 13th Annual Lecture organised by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Age...
Tuesday, 23 October 2018
A crackdown on fake medicines and medical devices by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has netted a haul of more than 1 m...
Tuesday, 16 October 2018
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is warning people who buy STI test kits and HIV test kits online to make sure that they...
Thursday, 11 October 2018
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) are working closely with law enforcement agencies in India to prevent unlicensed medici...
Monday, 08 October 2018
MHRA are asking people who use the CoaguChek device to check their test strips as a precaution following an alert by the manufacturer Roche....