Tag: medicine
New Law: Full packs of Valproate-containing medicines now come with safety warning
Patients will receive warnings and pictograms, including a patient card and the Patient Information Leaflet with the pack
The Department of Health and Social Care...
MHRA reviews its engagement with healthcare professionals on medicines, medical devices safety
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has urged the healthcare professionals to share their views on the consultation on ‘how MHRA communicate with...
UKHSA says mistakes at COVID testing lab may have led to deaths of 20 people last year
The UK's Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said mistakes at a testing laboratory led to misreporting of tens of thousands of positive COVID-19 cases as...
One in two UK adults keep their medicines in kitchen, RPS survey reveals
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS)’s new research (YouGov poll RPS survey) revealed that one in five of UK adults (19%) keep their medicines in...
Pharmaceutical company Syri fined for manufacturing defective medicine
London-based pharmaceutical manufacturer, Syri Ltd, has been fined £51,000 and ordered to pay costs of £104,898 by Aylesbury Crown Court, after being convicted of supplying...
Prednisolone 1mg Gastro-Resistant Tabs is now available in pot of 100 tablets
Following some manufacturing challenges, Phoenix Labs has changed the packaging of Prednisolone 1mg Gastro-Resistant tablets to a pot of 100 tablets from a blister...