The Latest Breaking News from MHRA

Hospital admissions for life-threatening allergic reactions ‘more than double’

Data obtained by drugs regulator the MHRA shows there were 25,721 admissions to England’s hospitals for allergies and anaphylaxis in 2022/23.

The Independent UK · Jul 27, 2023

Weight-loss drugs under review in UK after reports of suicidal thoughts

Ozempic and Saxenda among drugs being reviewed after five reports of suspected adverse reactions in patients

The Guardian - UK · Jul 26, 2023

Sciensus’s licence partly suspended after death of cancer patient

Regulator acts after firm paid millions by NHS for healthcare gave patients wrong chemotherapy dose

The Guardian - UK · Jul 25, 2023

Drug regulator investigating suicidal thoughts among some weight-loss jab users

The European Medicines Agency is looking at Wegovy (semaglutide), Saxenda (liraglutide) and other similar drugs used to control appetite.

The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2023

Popular UK-approved weight-loss drugs being investigated in Europe for suicide risk

Three cases of suicidal and self-harm thoughts identified in Iceland, regulator says

The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2023

Cancer patient dies and 4 hospitalised after being given 'unlicensed' chemotherapy drug

The patient, who has not been named, was one of four people given an unlicensed version of prostate cancer medicine cabazitaxel, and authorities are now investigating

Daily Mirror · Jul 8, 2023

Patient dies and three hospitalised in Sciensus chemotherapy incident

Exclusive: Regulators investigate after patients received unlicensed treatment from firm paid millions by NHS

The Guardian - UK · Jul 7, 2023

My topical steroid withdrawal: ‘Water felt like acid, my body was ablaze and I shed skin like a snake’

I was prescribed steroid cream for my eczema – but when I stopped using it I ended up in A&E. Much more research is needed into this debilitating condition

The Guardian - UK · Jul 3, 2023

GPs could be offered bonuses to increase patient numbers in clinical trials

Package of measures for UK life sciences sector also includes overhauling regulatory process for new medicines

The Guardian - UK · May 25, 2023

Allergy sufferers warned over adrenaline pens recall over fears they don’t work

Patients, or carers of patients, who carry Emerade 300 or 500 microgram adrenaline auto-injector pens should contact their GP, the government have announced after a precautionary recall

Daily Mirror · May 9, 2023