UK regulator recommends new safety measures for medicines containing pseudoephedrine Safety information for all medicines containing pseudoephedrine will be updated to make clear the risk of rare, but serious, side effects.…
Codeine linctus to be reclassified as a prescription-only medicine While codeine linctus is effective for long-term dry cough, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency said “misuse and abuse can have major health consequences”.…
More than £30m of illegal medicines seized by MHRA in 2023 The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency says its support to online marketplaces led to the removal of more than half a million unregulated medicines and medical devices before they hit the UK market.…
NHS England recommends generic apixaban over edoxaban for treatment of atrial fibrillation For patients already taking a direct-acting oral anticoagulant for atrial fibrillation, NHS England advised commissioners to “consider developing local policy to review patients’ current treatment”.…
Pharmacy technicians could supply naloxone without prescription under government proposals The government has expanded on a previous consultation proposing to enable pharmacists to supply naloxone without a prescription.…
Pharmacy regulator consults on draft standards for chief pharmacists By producing new standards, the General Pharmaceutical Council says its aim is to clarify chief pharmacists’ roles and responsibilities to improve pharmacy governance.…
EMA committee recommends suspension of almost 400 medicines owing to flawed studies The European Medicines Agency said irregularities in study data and other inadequacies had “raised serious concerns about the validity and reliability of data” from studies conducted at Synapse Labs.…
Non-hormonal treatment for menopause vasomotor symptoms approved for use in the UK Fezolinetant is an alternative to hormone replacement therapy for people experiencing vasomotor symptoms of menopause.…
Coroner advises NHS England to warn prescribers about interaction of tramadol and warfarin The coroner’s report says NHS England’s response “must contain details of action taken or proposed to be taken, setting out the timetable for action” or must explain why no action is proposed.…
MHRA will take a ‘more proactive approach’ to reclassification, says chief executive June Raine told delegates at an event held on 12 December 2023 that a 5% reduction in medicine prescribing through reclassification could save the NHS £1.4bn each year.…
