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Apply for an import certificate to import a medicinal product into the UK for veterinary use.
How to comply with the requirements on promoting medicines to the public and to prescribers and suppliers of medicines.
Guidance for prescribing vets on the use of the cascade.
Information on carrying medicine containing controlled drugs for individual travellers entering or leaving the UK.
Pharmacy, prescription-only (POM), and general sale list (GSL) medicines: apply to move your medicine to a different classification.
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.
A report for the Secretary of State for Health by Professor Sir Mike Richards CBE
Search for information about medicines including patient information leaflets (PILs), details on how the medicine can be used (SmPCs) and scientific reports (PARs).
How to package medicines for sale and what information you must provide to consumers and healthcare professionals.
How a manufacturer can apply for approval to supply a non-compliant medical device on humanitarian grounds.
If you've used illegal drugs or misused drugs you must tell DVLA - download the correct form to let them know
Guidance on medicines for food and non-food horses and record keeping requirements including the horse passport.
Apply for a promising innovative medicine (PIM) designation or scientific opinion for your medicine from MHRA.
Get help to classify herbal medicines, vitamins, food preparations, supplements and tonics for import and export.
The use of ionising radiation in medicine, including recommended dose measurements and guidance on safe radiology practice.
What is considered off-label use of a medical device and examples of it.
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.
An action plan detailing how best practice can be shared across the NHS to improve the use of medicines and tackle medicines wastage.
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