Over 700,000 illegal medicines seized in Northern Ireland
The illegal and unlicensed medicines worth approximately £785,000 were seized as part of Operation Pangea XVI
The authority seized thousands of counterfeit and illicit prescription medicines destined for...
‘Repurposed’ NHS drug could help prevent thousands of women from breast cancer
The drug can 'reduce' breast cancer incidence in post-menopausal women by almost 50 per cent
The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has approved Anastrozole...
New diabetes medicine approved for obesity in the UK
The new ‘King Kong’ drug is effective in weight management and related health problems in adults over 18 years
A diabetes medicine, Mounjaro, has been...
MHRA gives nod for a new therapy to treat lung cancer
The new therapy is said to 'slow down' or 'stop the growth' of the cancer
The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has approved...
RPS urges UK govt to pass law banning multi-buy deals of paracetamol
Self-regulation is not sufficient to safeguard public health, robust regulatory action is needed, says RPS
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) has said that multi-buy deals...
Fake Ozempic and Saxenda pens found in the UK
MHRA has seized the injections sold through ‘non-legitimate’ routes
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has warned the public to avoid buying pre-filled...