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A patient alert card is being introduced for men taking finasteride to help raise awareness of the risk of psychiatric side effects and sexual dysfunction, including the potential for sexual dysfunction to persist after treatment has stopped. Healthcare professionals are...
The review of the safety of isotretinoin has concluded.
Safety leaflet on opioid medicines to help patients and their families reduce the risks of harm.
These reports explain our assessment of the scientific evidence used to lead to regulatory decisions on the safety of medicines or medicines classes.
Guidance on promoting healthy and safe communities.
Whether you’re a patient, healthcare professional or carer, this year’s #MedSafetyWeek campaign is calling on you to help improve the safety of medical products by reporting any suspected side effects and adverse incidents to the MHRA Yellow Card scheme.
The MHRA will introduce a patient alert card to increase awareness among men taking finasteride about potential psychiatric and sexual side effects
Things to consider when buying and using products.
Urgent safety updates arising from pharmacovigilance data, including reported adverse events, for veterinary medicines authorised in the UK.
The Online Safety Bill is a new set of laws to protect children and adults online. It will make social media companies more responsible for their users’ safety on their platforms.
Guidance on how to license electronic cigarettes and other inhaled nicotine-containing products (NCPs) as medicines in the UK.
Information relating to rare side effects after vaccination.
Guidance on managing and using bed rails safely.
Find out about the long-term effects some people can have after having COVID-19.
Guidance on acetic acid (also known as ethanoic acid) for use in responding to chemical incidents.
What you need to know about and do to comply with the law and keep consumers safe.
Guidance for living safely with respiratory infections, including coronavirus (COVID-19).
Advice for medical professionals to follow when assessing drivers with psychiatric disorders.
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