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The National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse (NTA) was established in 2001 to improve the availability, capacity and effectiveness of drug treatment. It became part of Public Health England in 2013.
Explains planning controls relating to the storage of hazardous substances in England and how to handle development proposals around hazardous establishments.
This page contains an overview of the Psychoactive Substances Act and supporting documents.
The New Active Substance Work Sharing Initiative (NASWSI) has successfully approved several medicines through this international collaboration and continues to foster cooperation and strong relationships between its Access partners. The Biosimilar Work Sharing Initiative (BSWSI) builds on this success.
The MHRA is continuing to accept Active Substance Master Files (ASMFs) and Certificates of Suitability (CEPs)
Licence and registration application information for companies that deal in precursor chemicals.
Get relief if you’re importing biological and chemical substances for research purposes from outside the EU and UK.
Register as a manufacturer, importer or distributor of active substances.
An audit toolkit and guidance on data recording, for prison and community treatment providers and commissioners.
Information and other resources to support commissioners, service providers and others providing alcohol and drug interventions.
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