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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.
How traditional herbal medicines and homeopathic medicines will be treated by the MHRA.
Get help to classify herbal medicines, vitamins, food preparations, supplements and tonics for import and export.
How to apply for a clinical trial including eligibility, phases, model IMPDs, costs and how to make changes to your application.
Get help to classify pharmaceutical products used to treat or prevent diseases or ailments (in humans or animals), including comparators used in clinical trials and placebos.
A new pathway supporting innovative approaches to the safe, timely and efficient development of medicines to improve patient access.
How to get scientific advice about your licence application from MHRA, including: submitting a request, your meeting with MHRA, fees.
This guidance provides information on comparator products used in studies supporting abridged marketing authorisation applications
You must get permission to export certain drugs and medicines.
How the MHRA makes decisions on what is a medicinal product (borderline products).
Placing a veterinary medicine on the market, including non-medicinal products, medicinal words and phrases, how to obtain advice, report non-compliance.
Apply for a promising innovative medicine (PIM) designation or scientific opinion for your medicine from MHRA.
An overview of the process including submitting or fast-tracking an application, naming your medicine and paying fees.
Guidance for industry on flexible approaches we are taking on good distribution practices.
Information about how to register your homeopathic medicinal product through the Simplified Homeopathic Registration Scheme or the UK Homeopathic National Rules Scheme
How to package medicines for sale and what information you must provide to consumers and healthcare professionals.
Directory of current ICH Guidelines which have been implemented by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency.
Details of the process changes for established medicines, effective from 1 March 2024, which apply specifically to chemical products.
Guidance for the pharmaceutical industry on Marketing Authorisations for veterinary medicines in the UK.
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