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Get help to classify pharmaceutical products used to treat or prevent diseases or ailments (in humans or animals), including comparators used in clinical trials and placebos.
The penalties if you are caught taking or dealing drugs - drug classification, fines and prison sentences
Get relief if you’re importing biological and chemical substances for research purposes from outside the EU and UK.
The MHRA is continuing to accept Active Substance Master Files (ASMFs) and Certificates of Suitability (CEPs)
Explains changes to drug driving law and the guidance available for healthcare professionals and users of prescription medicine.
Get help to classify herbal medicines, vitamins, food preparations, supplements and tonics for import and export.
Licence and registration application information for companies that deal in precursor chemicals.
Information for companies on the import and export of controlled drugs to and from the UK.
Register as a manufacturer, importer or distributor of active substances.
A statement from the Committee on Carcinogenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment (COC).
How to apply for an exemption to use a restricted substance to manufacture electrical and electronic equipment.
You must get permission to export certain drugs and medicines.
How to use evidence of drug-related activity and harm to improve prevention and treatment of substance misuse and associated problems.
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