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People are urged to seek advice from healthcare professionals if they feel they have become dependent on or addicted to codeine linctus.
Information for patients, healthcare professionals and developers of new medicines
How to package medicines for sale and what information you must provide to consumers and healthcare professionals.
An investigation by the Criminal Enforcement Unit (CEU) of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has led to charges being brought against five people from the Wolverhampton area for the illegal supply of prescription-only medicines and controlled drugs.
NHS Business Services Authority contact number for ordering prepaid prescriptions for 3 or 12 months at a cheaper rate than single prescriptions
Safety leaflet on opioid medicines to help patients and their families reduce the risks of harm.
Three men have been sentenced to a total of three years at Manchester Crown Court after pleading guilty to the illegal sale and supply online of prescription-only medicines and controlled Class B and Class C drugs with a street value...
Advice for healthcare professionals on the reclassification of codeine linctus to a prescription-only medicine (POM), following a public consultation.
Advice on best practice for reviewing individuals in substance misuse treatment.
You must get permission to export certain drugs and medicines.
A series of indicators to inform safer prescribing practice to help pharmacists, clinicians and patients review prescribed medication and prevent harm.
The most commonly encountered drugs currently controlled under the misuse of drugs legislation.
Guidance for healthcare and public health commissioners on planning treatment services for dependence on prescription and over-the-counter medicines.
Over two million doses of illegally traded medicines valued at almost £5m seized so far this year.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency regulates medicines, medical devices and blood components for transfusion in the UK. MHRA is an executive agency, sponsored by the Department of Health and Social Care .
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