Medicines regulators set out priorities for next five yearsMedicines regulators across Europe have set out their priorities for the next five years in a proposed strategy now out for consultation.…
Superdrug is first retailer in the world to sell DNA testing kit in store Superdrug has become the first retailer in the world to sell the 23andMe DNA testing kit in its stores, with the product positioned to reach as many customers as possible.…
Study links use of macrolide antibiotics in pregnancy to infant epilepsy and cerebral palsy A slightly increased risk of epilepsy or cerebral palsy for babies whose mothers take macrolide antibiotics during pregnancy has been found by UCL researchers.…
Regulator seeks information on link between birth defects and hormonal pregnancy testsThe MHRA is calling for information that will help establish whether there is a link between the hormonal pregnancy test used in the 1960s and 1970s and birth defects.…
Skin cancer drug fast tracked under early access to medicines schemeA drug for advanced skin cancer, pembrolizumab, has become the first medicine to be fast tracked to patients under the UK’s early access to medicines scheme.…
Behind the scenes of medicines regulation Sir Michael Rawlins talks about how the MHRA intends to speed up approval of innovative medicines, involve pharmacists in reclassification and address drug shortages and trade in counterfeit medicines.…
Complaints about medicines advertising fall by a thirdThe number of complaints about medicines advertising made to the safety regulator fell by a third in 2014, according to official figures released on 24 February 2015.…
Pharmaceutical companies often violate drug advertising codes, study finds The pharmaceutical industry’s systems for self-regulation of drug advertising and marketing are weak, according to a study published in PLoS Medicine.…
Drug withdrawal delays are causing avoidable deaths, investigation finds The average time it has taken for a drug to be withdrawn following deaths attributable to it has remained constant at four years since the middle of the last century.…
Medicines regulator warns over unlicensed blood plasma productAn unlicensed medicine sold via European websites and which claims to treat HIV, cancer and autism, contains blood plasma never intended for human use.…