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UK takes action to prevent API shortages
June 20, 2013Manufacturing and Production API, MHRA, shortages
The UK has unilaterally adopted a policy of allowing imports of active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) on the strength of pharmaceutical …
Jail for man in data trial
April 19, 2013Sales and Marketing MHRA, Scientist
A British scientist has become the first person to be jailed under the Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) Regulations 1999 for …
MHRA wins data scam case
March 13, 2013Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Aptuit, MHRA, data
An ex-employee of research organisation Aptuit has been found guilty of changing pre-clinical trial data as part of a bid to …
Switzerland first to pass EU’s ‘equivalence’ test for APIs
December 12, 2012Manufacturing and Production API, China, EU, FMD, MHRA
Switzerland has become the first country to be classed as having equivalent standards for the manufacture of active pharmaceutical ingredients …
Roche failed to investigate 80,000 safety incidents
June 25, 2012Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing EMA, MHRA, Roche, pharmacovigilance
The European Medicines Agency is investigating Roche after ‘deficiencies’ in the manufacturer’s pharmacovigilance processes came to light. It has emerged …
Code of Practice update to reflect legal changes
May 11, 2012Medical Communications ABPI, Code of Practice, MHRA, PMCPA, patient organisations
The UK pharma industry’s Code of Practice is set to be updated to bring it into line with changes in …
MHRA plans to cut red tape in the UK
March 13, 2012Manufacturing and Production EU, MHRA, pharma
The UK government’s drug safety regulator is calling on the pharma industry to help it eliminate unneccessary bureaucracy.The Medicines and …
MHRA suspends Teva licence for levothyroxine generic
February 21, 2012Manufacturing and Production MHRA, Numark, Teva, levothyroxine
The UK medicine regulatory authority has suspended the licence for a levothyroxine product sold by Teva on the grounds that …
Europe wants regulatory reform over PIP implant scandal
January 16, 2012Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing EC, MHRA, PIP implants
The European Commission is seeking regulatory reform for class III medical devices after problems with French-made breast implants. The French …
Nurofen Plus recall expanded
August 31, 2011Sales and Marketing MHRA, Nurofen, recalls
Last week’s recall of Reckitt Benckiser’s painkiller product Nurofen Plus has been expanded after two additional cases emerged where powerful …
Reckitt painkiller packs may contain antipsychotics, says MHRA
August 26, 2011Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing MHRA, Nurofen, Seroquel, parallel imports
Consumers in the UK are being warned to double-check packs of Reckitt Benckiser’s painkiller product Nurofen Plus following reports that …
Plans for greater transparency with KOLs
August 6, 2010Medical Communications ABPI, BMA, Code of Practice, KOL, MHRA, PMCPA
Pharmaceutical companies in the UK will have to declare the amount of money paid to its healthcare professionals who act …
NICE gets expanded role in quango cull
July 27, 2010MHRA, NHS, NICE, government
The bonfire of the quangos has begun in earnest in the health sector, with 18 so-called “arm’s length bodies” cut …
Digital Pharma: Online trial safety reporting
June 21, 2010Research and Development FDA, MHRA, digital research, drug safety
From September all serious adverse events that occur during clinical trials in the UK will have to be reported electronically …
Digital Pharma: The MHRA is a late guest at the information party
February 12, 2010Medical Communications MHRA, information, patient information
The MHRA is considering putting its database of patient information leaflets (PILs) and Summaries of Product Characteristics (SPCs) online and …
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