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  3. Yellow Card: Report a problem with a medicine or medical device
  4. Blood regulation and safety
  5. Marketing authorisations and licensing guidance
  6. Patient information leaflets and summaries of product characteristics
  7. Drug Analysis Prints (DAPs)
  8. Public assessment reports
  9. Medical devices regulation and safety
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Making a success of Brexit

The Agency’s response to exiting the EU.

Clear and Simple

Press release

Digital pregnancy tests recalled in new alert amid false positive results

People who have purchased Clear & Simple Digital Pregnancy Tests are advised to check the lot number after some tests have returned inaccurate results.

YellowCard

Press release

Drug reaction reporting scheme now more accessible to healthcare professionals

A new software functionality piloted in Nottinghamshire means healthcare professionals can now report suspected adverse drug reactions directly to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency.

Homeopathic dropper

News story

Voluntary recall of USA-manufactured homeopathic products: check for affected products

Certain batches of four homeopathic products manufactured in the USA have been voluntarily recalled due to possible microbial contamination.

pack of pills

Collection

Marketing authorisations: lists of granted licences

Marketing authorisations (MAs) granted since January 2014.

medicine being poured onto a spoon

Collection

Parallel import licences: lists of approved products

Parallel import (PLPI) licences granted since January 2014.

Latest from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency

  1. We need to think differently on cancer to save even more lives says Sir Harpal Kumar at MHRA annual lecture
    • Press release
  2. E-cigarettes: regulations for consumer products
    • Detailed guide
  3. Suspended and revoked licences and registrations for manufacturers and wholesalers of medicines and ingredients
    • Decision

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What the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency does

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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Our announcements

  1. We need to think differently on cancer to save even more lives says Sir Harpal Kumar at MHRA annual lecture
    • Press release
  2. Suspended and revoked licences and registrations for manufacturers and wholesalers of medicines and ingredients
    • Decision
  3. See all announcements

Our consultations

  1. Proposal to make Colourstart Test 65mcg Cutaneous Patch available from general sales outlets without prescription
    • Open consultation
  2. MHRA consultation on EU exit no-deal legislative proposals
    • Open consultation
  3. See all consultations

Our publications

  1. E-cigarettes: regulations for consumer products
    • Detailed guide
  2. Medical devices: EU regulations for MDR and IVDR
    • Detailed guide
  3. See all publications

Our statistics

  1. Early access to medicines scheme applications: pending, refused, granted
    • Official statistics
  2. Medicines: licensing time-based performance measures
    • Official statistics
  3. See all statistics

Our management

Dr Ian Hudson
Dr Ian Hudson
Chief Executive
Jon Fundrey
Jon Fundrey
Chief Operating Officer
Dr Christian Schneider
Dr Christian Schneider
Director of National Institute for Biological Standards and Control (NIBSC)
Dr Janet Valentine
Dr Janet Valentine
Director of Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD)
Dr Siu Ping Lam
Dr Siu Ping Lam
Director of Licensing
Dr June Raine
Dr June Raine
Director of Vigilance and Risk Management of Medicines
Dr Sam Atkinson
Dr Sam Atkinson
Director of Inspection, Enforcement and Standards
John Wilkinson
John Wilkinson
Director of Devices
John Quinn
John Quinn
Director of Transformation and Chief Digital and Information Officer
Rachel Bosworth
Rachel Bosworth
Director of Communications
Jonathan Mogford
Jonathan Mogford
Director of Policy
Vanessa Birchall-Scott
Vanessa Birchall-Scott
Director of Human Resources
Professor Sir Michael Rawlins GBE, Kt
Professor Sir Michael Rawlins GBE, Kt
Chair

Contact MHRA

General enquiries

MHRA
10 South Colonnade
London
E14 4PU
United Kingdom

Email

info@mhra.gov.uk

Telephone

020 3080 6000

Fax

020 3118 9803

Office hours are Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.

Media enquiries

News centre
MHRA
10 South Colonnade
London
E14 4PU
United Kingdom

Email

newscentre@mhra.gov.uk

During office hours:

020 3080 7651 (08:30 - 17:00)

Out of office hours:

07770 446 189 (17:00 - 08:30)

Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5pm. For real-time updates including the latest press releases and news statements, see our Twitter channel at https://www.twitter.com/mhrapress

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