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The MHRA has reminded healthcare professionals prescribing aripiprazole to be alert to the known risk of patients developing addictive gambling, following a rise in the number of reports received in 2023
New Access Work-Sharing Pathway for Priority Procedures.
Applications are now open for academic institutions wishing to bid for funding to collaborate with others to establish new Regulatory Science and Innovation Networks (RSINs) in innovative sectors.
Three men have been sentenced to a total of three years at Manchester Crown Court after pleading guilty to the illegal sale and supply online of prescription-only medicines and controlled Class B and Class C drugs with a str…
Patients can be reassured that Fluenz nasal spray vaccines remain safe and effective when used within the revised expiry dates.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency’s (MHRA) Criminal Enforcement Unit (CEU) seized hundreds of thousands of doses of suspected illegally traded medicines, including powerful prescription-only medicines, …
Other effective medicines are available for epilepsy and bipolar disorder and valproate should only be used if these don’t work or aren’t suitable for an individual patient
MHRA tells patients and healthcare professionals to stop using affected gels and retailers told to withdraw affected products.
IRP is expected to further help bringing life-saving new medicines to UK patients from 1 January 2024
Casgevy (exagamglogene autotemcel) is based on the innovative gene-editing tool CRISPR, which won its inventors the Nobel Prize in 2020
For the first time, 2- to 5-year-old patients with a certain type of cystic fibrosis could access cystic fibrosis drugs Kaftrio and Kalydeco.
As a founding member and former chair of the International Coalition of Medicines Regulatory Authorities (ICMRA), the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is joining global partners in celebrating ten y…
For the first time in the UK, obese patients and people who are overweight with weight-related health problems could now have access to Mounjaro, currently used for Type 2 diabetes, to help manage their weight and support we…
Anastrozole is now authorised as a preventative treatment for post-menopausal women at moderate or high risk of breast cancer.
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 t…
Patients with a certain type of advanced or spreading non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) could access a new cancer therapy to help treat their condition.
Patients with severe alopecia areata (patchy hair loss) could access a new medicine to help treat their condition.
Over two million doses of illegally traded medicines valued at almost £5m seized so far this year.
New measures strengthen the safe use of the acne drug isotretinoin for patients across the UK, following a patient-focused expert review
The AI-Airlock will assist in the development and deployment of software and AI medical devices, safely providing patients with earlier access to cutting edge innovations that improve care.
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