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Check if someone selling medicines online in Northern Ireland is allowed to do so by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)
How to comply with the requirements on promoting medicines to the public and to prescribers and suppliers of medicines.
Legal requirement for the sale of veterinary medicines on the internet and the VMD Accredited Internet Retailer Scheme (AIRS).
Fake, potentially harmful Ozempic and Saxenda pens have been found in the UK: you should only access these medicines via a medical prescription.
Over two million doses of illegally traded medicines valued at almost £5m seized so far this year.
You can no longer order free PCR tests from the NHS.
Anyone in Northern Ireland selling medicines to the public via a website must still comply with the requirement to apply the EU common logo.
Check if an online retailer that sells pet medicines is on the Veterinary Medicines Directorate’s accredited internet retailer scheme (AIRS)
Details of the Yellow Card scheme, which is the system for recording adverse incidents with medicines and medical devices in the UK.
The CMU is part of the Medicine, Pharmacy and Industry Group of DHSC which looks at supply and procurement in hospitals.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), working with law enforcement partners, seized more than 15.5 million doses of illegally traded medicines with a street value of more than £30 million during 2023.
Guidance on prescribing or supplying veterinary medicines including requirements for registration and inspection of premises.
NHS Business Services Authority contact number for ordering prepaid prescriptions for 3 or 12 months at a cheaper rate than single prescriptions
How to account for VAT on goods and services provided by registered health professionals, including doctors, dentists, nurses and pharmacists.
Pharmacy and Public Health Forum publications give information on developing pharmacy’s contribution to public health.
Falsified, potentially harmful Ozempic▼ and Saxenda products have been found in the UK.
You no longer need to register a COVID-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test.
Find out how to sign up to the Ask for ANI codeword scheme if you are a UK pharmacy, and where to record disclosures.
Information to raise awareness with commissioners and providers of the community pharmacy offer for sexual health, reproductive health and HIV services.
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