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Advice for healthcare professionals regarding the withdrawal of pholcodine-containing medicines from the market.
Following the conclusion of a review of post-marketing safety data by the MHRA, all pholcodine-containing medicines are being recalled and withdrawn from the UK as a precaution.
The home of Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency on GOV.UK. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency regulates medicines, medical devices and blood components for transfusion in the UK.
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Information about the MHRA's Graduate Scheme and how to apply.
Additional to the batches included in the previous Class 4 Medicines Notification (reference EL(22)A/47), Martindale Pharma has made the MHRA aware that the GTIN in the 2D barcode and the printed variable data represent…
Drugsrus Limited has informed the MHRA that the Patient Information Leaflet (PIL) packaged in specific batches of Clexane 10,000IU (100mg)/1 ml Syringes contains a typographical error in the leaflet.
Following a comprehensive scientific safety review of the latest available data on the safety of pholcodine, together with advice from the independent Commission on Human Medicines, it has been concluded that the potential r…
Search for information about medicines including patient information leaflets (PILs), details on how the medicine can be used (SmPCs) and scientific reports (PARs).
What you need to do to place a medical device on the Great Britain, Northern Ireland and European Union (EU) markets.
List of Field Safety Notices (FSNs) from 6 to 10 March 2023
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The legislative changes will help to make the UK one of the best countries in the world to conduct clinical research for patients and researchers.
HM Treasury has announced that the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) will receive £10 million to help bring innovative new medicines and medical technologies to UK patients more quickly.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency regulates medicines, medical devices and blood components for transfusion in the UK.
How to register your medical devices with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) for the markets in Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Consumer advice and details of how to report problems with e-cigarettes with guidance on how to place an e-cigarette on the market in Great Britain and Northern Ireland, including the notification scheme.
Thornton & Ross Ltd has informed the MHRA that specific batches of Methadone 1mg/mL Oral Solution BP Sugar Free and Methadone Mixture 1mg/ml, have been packaged with the incorrect Product Information Leaflet (P…
Following advice from the Commission on Human Medicines, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has reclassified Cialis Together so that it can now be made available for purchase over the counter, wit…
Three members of an organised criminal gang were sentenced today (13 March 2023) at Stoke Crown Court to jail after pleading guilty to offences relating to the illegal sale of more than three million doses of prescription-on…
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