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Advice for medical professionals to follow when assessing drivers with drug or alcohol misuse or dependence.
The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs makes recommendations to government on the control of dangerous or otherwise harmful drugs, including classification and scheduling under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and its regulations. ACMD is an advisory non-departmental...
Information for companies on the import and export of controlled drugs to and from the UK.
As a vet or pharmacist, you must follow legal requirements when working with controlled drugs in veterinary medicine.
Fifteen additional synthetic opioids are now under the strictest controls to prevent drug related deaths and ensure anyone caught supplying them faces tough penalties.
Change your protocol, update your authorisation, report safety issues, submit safety updates and complete your end-of-trial study report.
The penalties if you are caught taking or dealing drugs - drug classification, fines and prison sentences
Guidance on how to license electronic cigarettes and other inhaled nicotine-containing products (NCPs) as medicines in the UK.
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