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When entering the UK, you need to prove your medicine is prescribed to you if it contains a controlled drug - find out what proof you need to get.
How the MHRA makes decisions on what is a medicinal product (borderline products).
How to get scientific advice about your licence application from MHRA, including: submitting a request, your meeting with MHRA, fees.
Search for information about medicines including patient information leaflets (PILs), details on how the medicine can be used (SmPCs) and scientific reports (PARs).
Pharmacy, prescription-only (POM), and general sale list (GSL) medicines: apply to move your medicine to a different classification.
Information on carrying medicine containing controlled drugs for individual travellers entering or leaving the UK.
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 .
Information about new applications, post-licensing, advertising, product information and fees.
Information on good laboratory, manufacturing and distribution practice, good pharmacovigilance practice (GPvP), out-of-specification investigations, inspection metrics and fees.
Placing a veterinary medicine on the market, including non-medicinal products, medicinal words and phrases, how to obtain advice, report non-compliance.
The Commission on Human Medicines (CHM) advises ministers on the safety, efficacy and quality of medicinal products. CHM is an advisory non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department of Health and Social Care .
An overview of the process including submitting or fast-tracking an application, naming your medicine and paying fees.
Guidance for healthcare professionals on managing specific medicines and medical devices and using them safely.
How to package medicines for sale and what information you must provide to consumers and healthcare professionals.
Guidance for UK wholesalers and manufacturers on how to import human medicines including unlicensed medicines, how to apply for a licence and how much it costs.
Guidance on applications and licences for manufacturers & wholesalers, suspended and revoked licences, registrations, exporting medicines, defective medicinal products and fees.
Register as a manufacturer, importer or distributor of active substances.
Information on clinical trials for medicines, how to apply for authorisation in the UK, how to manage your authorisation, reporting safety issues and details about the MHRA phase I accreditation scheme.
Get help to classify herbal medicines, vitamins, food preparations, supplements and tonics for import and export.
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