MHRA calls on public to report side effects and suspected fakes during #MedSafetyWeek
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is urging the public to help keep medicines, medical devices, vaccines and blood products safe by reporting any side effects, device incidents and suspected fake medical products, as part of #MedSafetyWeek (3–9 November). The global campaign is marking its tenth year, bringing together more than 130 […]
Major change for rare disease treatments on way, signals MHRA
New paper published today commits UK to major reform in rare therapies Bold new rulebook for rare therapies is being written, for publication next year ≈3.5 million people in UK affected by rare disease but only 5% of rare diseases have approved treatment MHRA reforms will speed up path for rare therapies from discovery to […]
MHRA smashes major illicit weight loss medicine production facility in record seizure
Officers from the Criminal Enforcement Unit (CEU) of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) have dismantled a major illicit manufacturing facility, making and distributing unlicensed weight-loss jabs, during a raid on a warehouse in Northampton. This is the first illicit production facility for weight loss medicine discovered in the UK and is believed to be […]