UK’s MHRA appoints interim director of devices
25 October 2019
The UK's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has appointed an interim director of devices following the retirement of John Wilkinson.
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Regulatory in brief | FDA, TGA, MHRA
24 October 2019
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has updated its approach to homeopathic products, Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) is consulting on a proposal affecting supports supplements, and the UK's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has announced a promotion...
UK's MHRA approves GSL switch for Acnecide
24 September 2019
The UK's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has given the go-ahead for two medicines containing benzoyl peroxide – Galderma's Acnecide Face Gel and Acnecide Face Wash – to be switched from pharmacy (P) to general-sale list (GSL) status.
UK reviews pharmacy options for high-dose statins
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9 September 2019
The UK is reviewing ways of making high-dose statins available directly from pharmacies – without a doctor's prescription – as part of the National Health Service (NHS) Long Term Plan to cut heart disease.
June Raine named interim chief of UK's MHRA
22 August 2019
June Raine will become interim chief executive officer of the UK's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) on 20 September 2019.
UK's MHRA approves GSL switch for allergy test
1 August 2019
The UK's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has given the go-ahead for a skin patch that screens for allergies to paraphenylenediamine (PPD) – a common component of hair colourants – to be switched from a prescription-only medicine to general-sale list (GSL) statu...
Galderma seeks GSL switch for Acnecide in UK
10 May 2019
Galderma is seeking to switch two medicines containing benzoyl peroxide – Acnecide Face Gel and Acnecide Face Wash – from pharmacy (P) to general-sale list (GSL) status in the UK.
Wilkinson to retire as MHRA's head of devices
7 May 2019
The UK's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has announced John Wilkinson will step down as director of devices at the end of October 2019.
UK to restrict sale of lidocaine teething gels
13 December 2018
Teething gels for babies and children that contain the active ingredient lidocaine will be restricted to sale through pharmacies from 2019 in the UK.
People in brief | MHRA, Holland & Barrett
20 November 2018
The UK's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), Holland & Barrett International and Mundipharma have all recently announced people changes.