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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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Joint MHRA and DIA training: Excellence in Pharmacovigilance

Joint MHRA and DIA training: Excellence in Pharmacovigilance

Friday, 18 December 2015

1 to 5 February 2016: This 5-day course will cover European clinical pre and post-marketing safety regulatory requirements. ...

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Find MHRA content on GOV.UK

Find MHRA content on GOV.UK

Friday, 18 December 2015

Three short videos to help you navigate GOV.UK and find MHRA information....

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Former doctor sentenced for selling medicines illegally

Former doctor sentenced for selling medicines illegally

Thursday, 17 December 2015

A retired doctor has been sentenced for illegally selling medicines for the treatment of male pattern baldness....

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Extended until 14 Dec 2015: Let us know what you think of the agency and our contribution to safety

Extended until 14 Dec 2015: Let us know what you think of the agency and our contribution to safety

Thursday, 10 December 2015

Let us know what you think of us by completing our second perceptions audit survey, which we'll use to improve our work. ...

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MHRA begins to develop human factors guidance with stakeholders

MHRA begins to develop human factors guidance with stakeholders

Wednesday, 02 December 2015

The Medicines and Health products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) met with stakeholders to begin to develop guidance on human factors to promote patient safe...

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Ordering HIV self test kits online? Make sure you get the right kit

Ordering HIV self test kits online? Make sure you get the right kit

Tuesday, 01 December 2015

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is reminding people to be careful when ordering HIV self-test kits online....

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MHRA to phase out submissions for medicines licences on physical media

MHRA to phase out submissions for medicines licences on physical media

Thursday, 26 November 2015

Submissions on physical media (CD/DVD) for medicines licences will not be accepted by MHRA from 1 February 2016....

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New members sought for the Herbal Medicines Advisory Committee

New members sought for the Herbal Medicines Advisory Committee

Tuesday, 10 November 2015

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is looking for 4 new members of the Herbal Medicines Advisory Committee (HMAC)....

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MHRA Innovative Medicines Symposium   supporting innovative medicines development

MHRA Innovative Medicines Symposium supporting innovative medicines development

Friday, 06 November 2015

30 November 2015: an opportunity to hear from MHRA and experts from the CHM about how they support innovative medicines....

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MHRA seize huge haul of potentially dangerous slimming pills

MHRA seize huge haul of potentially dangerous slimming pills

Thursday, 05 November 2015

Enforcement officers from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) have seized 23,000 doses of potentially dangerous slimming pi...

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NIBSC Ebola reference reagents endorsed as global standards by WHO

NIBSC Ebola reference reagents endorsed as global standards by WHO

Thursday, 05 November 2015

The Ebola reference reagents produced by NIBSC and endorsed by the WHO Expert Committee on Biological Standardisation can now be used in laboratory te...

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New version of the phase I accreditation scheme to support integration into GCP risk based inspection

New version of the phase I accreditation scheme to support integration into GCP risk based inspection

Wednesday, 04 November 2015

A new version of the scheme has been issued to support its integration into the good clinical practice risk-based inspection programme....

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MHRA is working with industry to make the packaging of medicines used in Alzheimer’s disease more user friendly

MHRA is working with industry to make the packaging of medicines used in Alzheimer’s disease more user friendly

Tuesday, 03 November 2015

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is working with the pharmaceutical industry to optimise the presentation of medicines f...

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Benefits of being a medical assessor at MHRA

Benefits of being a medical assessor at MHRA

Tuesday, 03 November 2015

MHRA has launched campaign to show people what's involved in the medical assessor role, including experiences from current assessors....

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Medicines licence submissions: compulsory use of electronic application forms (eAFs)

Medicines licence submissions: compulsory use of electronic application forms (eAFs)

Friday, 23 October 2015

Use of electronic application forms (eAFs) is mandatory for all medicines licensing procedure types, including national procedures, from the beginning...

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Huge haul of unlicensed erectile dysfunction medicines seized

Huge haul of unlicensed erectile dysfunction medicines seized

Thursday, 22 October 2015

Nearly £1 million worth of unlicensed erectile dysfunction medicines were seized from an address in Slough and a man has been arrested. ...

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UK and India regulators agree deal for closer collaboration to improve public safety

UK and India regulators agree deal for closer collaboration to improve public safety

Monday, 05 October 2015

Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) signs Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with its counterpart body in India....

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Two men sentenced for illegal supply of defective medicines

Two men sentenced for illegal supply of defective medicines

Wednesday, 30 September 2015

Two men have pleaded guilty and have been sentenced for supplying defective medicines including a popular cough syrup. ...

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Suspension of devices manufactured by Silimed

Suspension of devices manufactured by Silimed

Wednesday, 23 September 2015

CE certificate for all medical devices made by Brazilian manufacturer Silimed suspended. ...

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Parallel Import (PLPI) Initial Workshop

Parallel Import (PLPI) Initial Workshop

Thursday, 10 September 2015

This workshop will focus on initial PLPI applications....

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MHRA symposia: good manufacturing practice (GMP) and good distribution practice (GDP)

MHRA symposia: good manufacturing practice (GMP) and good distribution practice (GDP)

Tuesday, 08 September 2015

December 2015 and January 2016: Tickets are now available for the GMP and GDP symposia held in London and Glasgow....

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Independent Scientific Advisory Committee vacancies

Independent Scientific Advisory Committee vacancies

Monday, 07 September 2015

The Independent Scientific Advisory Committee (ISAC) is looking for new members...

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New guidance on good clinical practice

New guidance on good clinical practice

Monday, 07 September 2015

Consultation on new ICH guidance document on good clinical practice. ...

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New NIBSC director announced

New NIBSC director announced

Thursday, 03 September 2015

New director today (3 September 2015) announced by the National Institute for Biological Standards and Control (NIBSC)....

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Joint MHRA and Drug Information Association training: Excellence in  Pharmacovigilance

Joint MHRA and Drug Information Association training: Excellence in Pharmacovigilance

Tuesday, 25 August 2015

This 5-day course covers key aspects of global and European clinical pre-and-post-marketing safety regulatory requirements....

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New fees calculator for initial marketing authorisation applications

New fees calculator for initial marketing authorisation applications

Friday, 21 August 2015

Fees calculator to help companies calculate the fees for an initial application for a marketing authorisation....

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Essex man jailed for playing key role in illegal pharmacy business

Essex man jailed for playing key role in illegal pharmacy business

Friday, 14 August 2015

57 year old Sundeep Amin was today sentenced to imprisonment after illegally selling erectile dysfunction drugs....

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British Pharmacopoeia launches new integrated website

British Pharmacopoeia launches new integrated website

Monday, 10 August 2015

A new website has gone live today integrating all British Pharmacopoeia websites into one user-friendly resource. ...

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