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The Accelerated Access Review aims to speed up access to innovative drugs, devices and diagnostics for NHS patients.
The penalties if you are caught taking or dealing drugs - drug classification, fines and prison sentences
You must get permission to export certain drugs and medicines.
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...
Foresight project looking at how future scientific advances may affect our understanding of addiction and drug use.
How to apply for a clinical trial including eligibility, phases, model IMPDs, costs and how to make changes to your application.
The review will examine the harm that drugs cause and look at prevention, treatment and recovery.
The MHRA has reviewed the warnings regarding addiction, dependence, withdrawal, and tolerance for gabapentin, pregabalin, benzodiazepines, and z-drugs. The findings (detailed in the Public Assessment Report) were that it was necessary to strengthen these warnings in the product information and...
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