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MHRA tells patients and healthcare professionals to stop using affected gels and retailers told to withdraw affected products.

• Updated: 24 November 2023

Patients, or carers of patients, who carry Emerade 300 or 500 microgram adrenaline auto-injector pens should contact their GP and obtain a prescription for, and be supplied with an alternative brand. They should then return …

• Updated: 9 May 2023

Patients, carers and healthcare professionals with kits of the opioid overdose medicine Prenoxad Injection must visually check for the presence of two needles inside their kit. Any kits that do not have two needles should be…

• Updated: 10 November 2022

Patients using antibiotic Targocid 200mg powder at home must check if the batch number of their medicine is 0J25D1 or 0J25D2. Anyone who has one of these two batches should stop their treatment and seek immediate medical adv…

• Updated: 21 October 2022

The safety of the medicines you and your children take is our highest priority

• Updated: 7 October 2022

The UK regulator has taken safety action to reduce risks associated with Roche Accu-Chek Insight Insulin Pumps by issuing a national safety alert and outlining recommendations for patients.

• Updated: 26 May 2022

This new combination treatment is for people with mild to moderate COVID-19 who are at high risk of developing severe COVID-19

• Updated: 31 December 2021

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has today issued a recall asking patients to return affected products.

• Updated: 30 December 2021

The labelling states an incorrect maximum daily dose for 12-15-year olds. The MHRA, who issued the recall, says that that the risk to patients is very low.

• Updated: 11 November 2021

Patients should not stop any treatments without consulting their doctor or pharmacist.

• Updated: 25 August 2021

Patients should not stop any treatments without consulting their doctor or pharmacist

• Updated: 9 August 2021

Patients should not stop any treatments without consulting their doctor or pharmacist

• Updated: 17 June 2021

Batch Number 1K10121 has been found to potentially have the wrong amount of active ingredients

• Updated: 16 June 2021

Allergy patients who carry Emerade 500 microgram adrenaline auto-injector pens should contact their prescriber and seek replacement pens of a different brand.

• Updated: 18 May 2020

Patients are urged to stop taking 5mg ulipristal acetate as soon as possible and contact a healthcare professional for advice on alternative treatments.

• Updated: 18 March 2020

A drug alert has been issued to retailers and healthcare professionals as 4 companies are recalling batches of certain over-the-counter Ranitidine medicines used to treat conditions such as stomach ulcers and heartburn.

• Updated: 21 November 2019

Ranitidine – MHRA drug alert issued as Creo Pharma Limited and Tillomed Laboratories recall unexpired stock

• Updated: 19 November 2019

The MHRA has issued alerts to healthcare professionals and retailers, as Perrigo Company plc is recalling all unexpired stock of certain batches of Ranitidine medicines used to treat conditions such as heartburn and stomach …

• Updated: 25 October 2019

As a precautionary measure, patients taking certain types of prescription-only medicines for Parkinson’s (Neupro) and epilepsy (Vimpat) are asked to check to see if they have products from batches of medicines which are bein…

• Updated: 25 July 2019

MHRA has recalled 3 batches of Losartan tablets due to contamination with the nitrosamine N-nitroso-N-methylamino butyric acid.

• Updated: 21 March 2019