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Health and Social Care Secretary Sajid Javid accepts advice from Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation to offer vaccines to vulnerable young people.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
This work will help ensure the safety of medicines and devices that reach the UK public and health service.
The collaboration aims to support China’s regulator in strengthening their regulatory capacity to improve patient access to safe and high-quality medicines and to promote global health security.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency is playing a pivotal role helping to ensure that the UK remains one of the best places in the world to deliver safe, cutting-edge research.
More than 35 million have now received both doses of a COVID-19 vaccine – hitting the Prime Minister’s target almost a week early.
Pharmacists Dean Dookhan and Narvinder Nandra diverted hundreds of thousands of doses of prescription medicines, controlled as Class C drugs, from the legal supply chain onto the black market.
Progestogen-only contraceptive pills will be available for the first time from pharmacies without prescription, increasing choice for women in the ways in which they can access contraception.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and Health Canada have published guidance to improve the safety of patients in clinical trials through improved quality of the periodic safety reports known as Development Safety Update Reports (DSURs).
Putting patients first: A new era for our agency
The implementation plan published today (23 June 2021) sets out the first year of activities towards delivering the vision for The Future of UK Clinical Research Delivery.
The Prime Minister was able to see first-hand the pivotal role NIBSC has played in getting safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines to the UK public during the pandemic.
Information for the public about lateral flow devices (LFDs) provided by NHS Test and Trace
Patients should not stop any treatments without consulting their doctor or pharmacist
Batch Number 1K10121 has been found to potentially have the wrong amount of active ingredients
Operation Pangea - Officers from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) have seized millions of illegally traded medicines and medical devices.
Over 40 million people in the UK have received their first dose of a coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine.
This follows a rigorous review of the safety, quality and effectiveness of the vaccine in this age group.
Over half of UK adults have been vaccinated with a second dose of the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine, giving them the strongest possible protection.
Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock to acknowledge success of UK’s biggest vaccine drive in history at G7 meeting of Health Ministers this week.
A personal trainer was sentenced today to 31 months in jail for selling and supplying unlicensed and prescription medicines, together with Anabolic steroids, to the public.
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