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Thousands of illegal erectile dysfunction drugs seized in Scunthorpe

Thousands of illegal erectile dysfunction drugs seized in Scunthorpe

Wednesday, 27 April 2016

More than 60,000 doses of unlicensed erectile dysfunction medicines seized by MHRA enforcement officers....

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Warning on liferafts containing unauthorised medical kits

Warning on liferafts containing unauthorised medical kits

Wednesday, 27 April 2016

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) are asking suppliers of inflatable liferafts in ...

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MHRA responds to misleading Sunday Post article

MHRA responds to misleading Sunday Post article

Tuesday, 26 April 2016

MHRA issue letter to the editor of the Sunday Post in response to ‘Deadly toll of dodgy NHS gear. Thousands killed or seriously injured by faulty equi...

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MHRA contributing to the global fight against Zika

MHRA contributing to the global fight against Zika

Tuesday, 22 March 2016

The WHO has declared Zika a "public health emergency of international concern." MHRA is part of the global coalition responding to the outbreak....

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Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency: board meetings in public session in 2016

Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency: board meetings in public session in 2016

Monday, 21 March 2016

The Agency is holding a second public session of its board meeting. Register now to attend the meeting in April....

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Regulator issues urgent warning over defective hearing aid batteries

Regulator issues urgent warning over defective hearing aid batteries

Thursday, 10 March 2016

People who have bought ZeniPower mercury-free hearing aid batteries to check the best before date on the packs due to two defective batches....

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Dr Margaret Chan delivers MHRA annual lecture

Dr Margaret Chan delivers MHRA annual lecture

Tuesday, 01 March 2016

Medicines regulators should continue to work together to support the development of vaccines for Zika virus...

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Medicines marketing authorisation: Change of ownership application

Medicines marketing authorisation: Change of ownership application

Thursday, 25 February 2016

MHRA are making improvements to the change of ownership application (COA) process for medicines marketing authorisations (MA). ...

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Progress report of the UK reclassification platform

Progress report of the UK reclassification platform

Tuesday, 16 February 2016

Publication of the first year’s work of the UK stakeholders' reclassification platform....

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New rules to help fight falsified medicines

New rules to help fight falsified medicines

Thursday, 11 February 2016

New rules approved by the European Parliament will require safety features on the packaging of medicines at risk of falsification...

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Zika virus disease

Zika virus disease

Wednesday, 10 February 2016

Global medicines regulators pledge support to tackle Zika virus disease....

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Brothers sentenced for the illegal sale of medicines

Brothers sentenced for the illegal sale of medicines

Monday, 08 February 2016

Two brothers were today sentenced at Chelmsford Crown Court for the illegal importation and sale of unlicensed erectile dysfunction drugs....

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Precautionary recall   six batches of St John’s Wort Tablets

Precautionary recall six batches of St John’s Wort Tablets

Monday, 08 February 2016

Six batches of St John’s Wort Tablets containing 91,800 packs are being recalled today as a precaution because of product contamination. ...

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New toolkit supports better understanding of the risks of valproate and pregnancy

New toolkit supports better understanding of the risks of valproate and pregnancy

Monday, 08 February 2016

A toolkit to ensure female patients are better informed about the risks of taking valproate medicines during pregnancy has been launched....

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Joint MHRA and BIA conference

Joint MHRA and BIA conference

Thursday, 28 January 2016

4 May 2016: Conference on accelerated development and access to innovative medicines for patients....

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Investigation into use of counterfeit and non compliant equipment

Investigation into use of counterfeit and non compliant equipment

Tuesday, 26 January 2016

Dentist receives sanctions on his registration for using counterfeit and non-compliant equipment at a General Dental Council public hearing. ...

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Become a pharmaceutical assessor at MHRA

Become a pharmaceutical assessor at MHRA

Monday, 25 January 2016

MHRA has launched a campaign highlighting the work of pharmaceutical assessors and the role they play in protecting public health....

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Thousands of potentially dangerous slimming pills seized in raid

Thousands of potentially dangerous slimming pills seized in raid

Friday, 22 January 2016

MHRA investigators seize more than 28,000 unlicensed slimming pills in Manchester area....

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Flu vaccine: myths and the facts behind them

Flu vaccine: myths and the facts behind them

Thursday, 21 January 2016

Scientists at the National Institute for Biological Standards and Control (NIBSC) dispel some of the common myths about flu vaccines....

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Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency board meetings: pilot of public sessions

Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency board meetings: pilot of public sessions

Tuesday, 19 January 2016

The agency will pilot holding board meetings in public in 2016....

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Making the case for UK medicines manufacturing

Making the case for UK medicines manufacturing

Monday, 18 January 2016

2 March 2016: Joint MHRA and ABPI conference....

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MHRA statement on clinical trial in France

MHRA statement on clinical trial in France

Friday, 15 January 2016

MHRA statement on Phase 1 clinical trial in France ...

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Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) website survey

Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) website survey

Wednesday, 06 January 2016

CPRD is planning to redevelop its website and is looking for feedback on how the current website is used....

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Joint NHSE and MHRA conference: Developing Synergies, Promoting Safety

Joint NHSE and MHRA conference: Developing Synergies, Promoting Safety

Monday, 04 January 2016

8 February 2016: conference for medical device safety officers (MDSO) and medication safety officers (MSO) to explore key themes in patient safety....

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Dangerous diet pills not the answer to New Year’s resolutions

Dangerous diet pills not the answer to New Year’s resolutions

Thursday, 31 December 2015

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) are warning people to be aware of the dangers of buying diet pills online....

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Agency highlights 2015

Agency highlights 2015

Thursday, 31 December 2015

Looking back at what the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has achieved over the last year....

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Changes to MHRA bank details

Changes to MHRA bank details

Tuesday, 29 December 2015

Payment details for MHRA bank account will change from 18 January....

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Over 500 UK patients gain early access to new melanoma treatment

Over 500 UK patients gain early access to new melanoma treatment

Wednesday, 23 December 2015

Patients with advanced melanoma are among the first in the world to access pembrolizumab through the early access to medicines scheme (EAMS)....

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MHRA Hot Topics in Advertising: Prescription Medicines Seminar

MHRA Hot Topics in Advertising: Prescription Medicines Seminar

Monday, 21 December 2015

23 February 2016: registration now open for hot topics seminar covering key topics on advertising and promotion....

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Regulator asks those with diabetes to store home use blood glucose test strips correctly

Regulator asks those with diabetes to store home use blood glucose test strips correctly

Monday, 21 December 2015

Storing home use GlucoMen LX Sensor test strips incorrectly, especially in high humidity, can lead to falsely high readings. ...

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