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MHRA hails year of progress in 2022-23 annual report

The report says the MHRA brought 729 new generic medicines to the UK market and made progress in ensuring the public’s safety.

21 Jul 2023

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GPhC stops short of discouraging off-label prescribing of GLP-1 RAs

Five regulators urged health and care professionals to act within the limits of their training, competence and scope of practice when faced with shortages.

20 Jul 2023

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MHRA consults on taking codeine linctus POM

Consultation launched after multiple Yellow Card reports indicate that codeine linctus being used recreationally for its opioid effects, says MHRA.

18 Jul 2023

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Unlicensed Botox and fillers seized in Manchester raid by MHRA

Thousands of unlicensed medical products seized in morning raid

17 Jul 2023

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MHRA reminder of risks of taking NSAIDs in late pregnancy

Reminder that the use of systemic NSAIDs is contraindicated in the last trimester of pregnancy (after 28 weeks of pregnancy)

27 Jun 2023

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Prescribers must be told about link of suicide risk to ciprofloxacin

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency says it will review the coroner’s recommendation.

19 Jun 2023

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Man gets five years for illegal possession and intent to supply

MHRA investigation leads to five year sentence for West Midlands man found in possession of over 23,000 zopiclone and zolpidem tablets

06 Jun 2023

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MHRA launches Yellow Card ‘biobank’ to learn how genes affect medicines safety

Allopurinol skin reactions will be first focus for voluntary biobank pilot

25 May 2023

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Companies told to stop promoting POM treatments for hay fever

Over a dozen companies have been forced to amend their advertising following MHRA action.

16 Mar 2023

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Pholcodine medicines being withdrawn from UK pharmacies

Pharmacies advised not to sell or dispense pholcodine -containing medicines, quarantine stock and return to manufacturer

14 Mar 2023

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MHRA looked into wholesaler hoarding claims, says ex-inspector

Former MHRA good distribution practice inspector Peter Coombs said it was “extraordinarily difficult” to gather evidence of hoarding.

13 Mar 2023

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Pharmacy sector cautiously welcomes post-Brexit NI deal

The National Pharmacy Association said as far as medicines supply is concerned, the “devil may yet be in the detail.”

28 Feb 2023

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MHRA to review safety of pseudoephedrine products

Consumer healthcare body says reported side-effects are “extremely rare” and packaging warnings already in place.

23 Feb 2023

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Life-extending prostate cancer drug fast-tracked to NHS

Darolutamide will be available “on a budget-neutral basis to the NHS" for men whose cancer has spread

28 Nov 2022

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New Covid bivalent vaccine approved by the MHRA

It targets the original strain of the disease as well as the Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 sub-variants

09 Nov 2022

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MHRA approves secukinumab for paediatric arthritis

The drug will be used to treat two types of paediatric arthritic conditions

09 Nov 2022

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