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Public Assessment Report (PAR) discussing new risk minimisation measures which are being put into place for certain over-the-counter (OTC) stimulant laxatives.
We have introduced pack size restrictions, revised recommended ages for use, and new safety warnings for over-the-counter stimulant laxatives (orally and rectally administered) following a national safety review. Advise patients that dietary and lifestyle measures should be used first-line for...
People who take stimulant laxatives for constipation are being advised that these will now be sold in smaller packs, with on-pack warnings.
Methylamphetamine is a member of a broad class of psycho-stimulant compounds called amphetamines.
Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs’ report on the synthetic stimulant known as 4,4’-DMAR.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Information on carrying medicine containing controlled drugs for individual travellers entering or leaving the UK.
Findings from research by the MHRA have been published, evaluating two different approaches to cancer therapies which harness the immune system to determine which better targets cancer cells and would reduce side effects for patients.
You must tell DVLA if your attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) affects your driving - download the correct form to let them know.
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.
The Home Secretary has accepted the ACMD’s recommendation to reclassify methylamphetamine to a Class A Drug. Methylamphetamine (commonly referred…
Advice on ingredients in nicotine-containing liquids in electronic cigarettes and refill containers.
Fifteen new synthetic opioids and 5 other drugs will be banned as Class A drugs as the government continues to act to prevent drug deaths.
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