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MHRA seized illegally traded medicines worth £45m last year

Seized products included GLP-1s, sleeping pills, painkillers and erectile dysfunction treatments.

26 Jan 2026 , 1 Min Article

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Major change for rare disease treatments on way, signals MHRA

A new paper from the MHRA sets out UK regulator's intention to overhaul its rulebook for rare disease therapies.

04 Nov 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Fake Viagra tablets the most frequently intercepted drug by border forces

Viagra, Cialis and Tramadol top the counterfeit seizures league table

07 Aug 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Limit TB drugs to one month’s supply, warns MHRA amid shortages

Prioritise active TB cases to conserve supplies, MHRA tells prescribers

31 Jul 2025 , 1 Min Article

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'World first': MHRA approves non-hormonal treatment for hot flushes in menopause

MHRA boasts world first as it approves Lynkuet for vasomotor symptoms in menopause

09 Jul 2025 , 1 Min Article

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MHRA seizes £17m of drugs and shuts down 367 websites

Watchdog seizes 7.7 million doses of sleeping pills and other black market medicines

02 Jul 2025 , 1 Min Article

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National investigation launched into ‘skinny jab’ hospitalisations

MHRA launches study as hundreds of GLP-1 users hospitalised

27 Jun 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Illegal websites posing as regulated pharmacies, warns coroner after overdose death

Coroner reports on benzodiazepine death of vulnerable 45-year-old man in Wales

28 Apr 2025 , 1 Min Article

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MHRA publishes opinion on regulatory status of CBD products

Following a review the MHRA has published an opinion on the regulatory status of products containing cannabidiol (CBD).

15 Apr 2025 , 1 Min Article

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