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Information on carrying medicine containing controlled drugs for individual travellers entering or leaving the UK.
Information for companies on the import and export of controlled drugs to and from the UK.
You must get permission to export certain drugs and medicines.
As a vet or pharmacist, you must follow legal requirements when working with controlled drugs in veterinary medicine.
The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs makes recommendations to government on the control of dangerous or otherwise harmful drugs, including classification and scheduling under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and its regulations. ACMD is an advisory non-departmental...
Crescent Pharma Limited has informed the MHRA regarding an error with the European Article Number (EAN) barcode on the cartons of the above-mentioned batches of Pantoprazole 40 mg Gastro-Resistant Tablets distributed by Crescent Pharma Limited.
The penalties if you are caught taking or dealing drugs - drug classification, fines and prison sentences
Foresight project looking at how future scientific advances may affect our understanding of addiction and drug use.
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
Pharmacy, prescription-only (POM), and general sale list (GSL) medicines: apply to move your medicine to a different classification.
This guide is about infections that occur in people who inject drugs (PWID).
Report a problem ('adverse incident') with a medical device or medicine to MHRA using the Yellow Card Scheme
How the MHRA makes decisions on what is a medicinal product (borderline products).
Information for patients, healthcare professionals and developers of new medicines
The review will examine the harm that drugs cause and look at prevention, treatment and recovery.
Controlled drugs and precursor chemicals licensing fees information for individuals and companies.
A form to log controlled substances and what is being done with them.
Explains changes to drug driving law and the guidance available for healthcare professionals and users of prescription medicine.
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