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Information on carrying medicine containing controlled drugs for individual travellers entering or leaving the UK.
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.
Following a public consultation and the review of a reclassification application from the manufacturer, the MHRA has decided that Aquiette 2.5mg Tablets will remain a prescription-only medicine.
Guidance for pharmacists on prescriptions issued in EU countries, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Switzerland.
Pharmacy, prescription-only (POM), and general sale list (GSL) medicines: apply to move your medicine to a different classification.
It's illegal to drive if you're unfit to do so because you're on legal or illegal drugs, or you have certain levels of drugs or medicine in your blood
Explains changes to drug driving law and the guidance available for healthcare professionals and users of prescription medicine.
Information for companies on the import and export of controlled drugs to and from the UK.
If you've used illegal drugs or misused drugs you must tell DVLA - download the correct form to let them know
NHS Business Services Authority contact number for ordering prepaid prescriptions for 3 or 12 months at a cheaper rate than single prescriptions
How to register with an NHS doctor and patient questionnaires in Ukrainian and Russian.
As a vet or pharmacist, you must follow legal requirements when working with controlled drugs in veterinary medicine.
How to comply with the requirements on promoting medicines to the public and to prescribers and suppliers of medicines.
Advice for healthcare professionals on the reclassification of codeine linctus to a prescription-only medicine (POM), following a public consultation.
The most commonly encountered drugs currently controlled under the misuse of drugs legislation.
An investigation by the Criminal Enforcement Unit (CEU) of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has led to charges being brought against five people from the Wolverhampton area for the illegal supply of prescription-only medicines and controlled drugs.
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