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As many people consider lifestyle changes at the start of the year, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is urging the public to make sure any weight-loss medicines they use are safe, effective and legitimate.
Operation Lamborghini disrupts multimillion-pound criminal network supplying controlled drugs and unauthorised medicines online
The penalties if you are caught taking or dealing drugs - drug classification, fines and prison sentences
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
Nearly 20 million doses of potentially dangerous medicines prevented from reaching the public
How to report suspected illegal activity and how we will deal with these reports.
Information on carrying medicine containing controlled drugs for individual travellers entering or leaving the UK.
When entering the UK, you need to prove your medicine is prescribed to you if it contains a controlled drug - find out what proof you need to get.
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