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The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has today (20 December 2024) granted a conditional marketing authorisation for the medicine givinostat (Duvyzat) to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has approved the medicine aprocitentan (Jeraygo) to treat hypertension (high blood pressure) in adults whose blood pressure cannot be adequately controlled by at least three other medicines (also known as resistant hypertension).
Collection of information and guidance for patients and for healthcare professionals on the reproductive risks of valproate and new safety measures introduced to reduce these risks.
As with all products, the MHRA will keep its safety under close review.
The review of the safety of isotretinoin has concluded.
Summary of the latest safety advice for medicines and medical device users
Semaglutide is the first weight loss drug approved in the UK as a preventative treatment for those with established cardiovascular disease
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