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MHRA chair recognised in 2017 Queen's Birthday Honours
Professor Sir Michael Rawlins, MHRA chair, honoured in the 2017 Queen's Birthday Honours List.
Medicines & Healthcare products
Regulatory Agency
New SCOPE ADR e-learning module receives European-wide CME/CPD accreditation
A new e-learning module on the importance of reporting suspected side effects to medicines has received European accreditation.
Losing GSI – MHRA emails are changing
From 10 April, we are removing .gsi from our email addresses.
E-cigarettes: regulations for consumer products
Guidance on how to get an e-cigarette on the market in the UK, including the notification scheme and reporting problems with e-cigarettes.
Faulty defibrillator: users urged to check battery connection
People and organisations should check public access defibrillators for a technical fault, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency...
Latest
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Send and receive information on adverse drug reactions (ADRs)
- updated
- Guidance
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Suspended and revoked licences for manufacturers and wholesalers of medicines
- updated
- Decision
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E-cigarettes: regulations for consumer products
- updated
- Guidance
What we do
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.
Documents
Our announcements
Our consultations
Our publications
Our statistics
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Early access to medicines scheme applications: pending, refused, granted
- Official Statistics
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Medicines: licensing time-based performance measures
- Official Statistics
Our management
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Dr Ian Hudson
Chief Executive
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Jon Fundrey
Chief Operating Officer
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Dr Christian Schneider
Director of National Institute for Biological Standards and Control (NIBSC)
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Dr Janet Valentine
Director of Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD)
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Dr Siu Ping Lam
Director of Licensing
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Dr June Raine
Director of Vigilance and Risk Management of Medicines
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Gerald Heddell
Director of Inspection, Enforcement and Standards
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John Wilkinson
Director of Devices
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John Quinn
Chief Information Officer
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Rachel Bosworth
Director of Communications
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Jonathan Mogford
Director of Policy
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Vanessa Birchall-Scott
Director of Human Resources
Contact MHRA
General enquiries
151 Buckingham Palace Road
London
SW1W 9SZ
Office hours are Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.
Media enquiries
News centre
MHRA
151 Buckingham Palace Road
Victoria
London
SW1W 9SZ
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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