The Latest Breaking News from MHRA

The Guardian view on bias in medical research: disregard for women’s health belongs in the past

Editorial: It is shocking that while illnesses specific to men are studied, those affecting women are ignored

The Guardian - UK · May 7, 2025

‘Concerning’ lack of female-only medical trials in UK, say health experts

Exclusive: doctors and patients forced to make decisions in ‘vacuum of evidence’ as women under-represented in data

The Guardian - UK · May 7, 2025

Warning issued over common blood pressure drug after labelling error

The medicine carries a stronger dosage than it says, posing a risk to patients

The Independent UK · Apr 17, 2025

Urgent Boots paracetamol recall after packets found to contain a different drug

The medicines regulator has put out an urgent notice

The Independent UK · Mar 4, 2025

Packaging error leads to recall of commonly-used drug

Certain packs of Boots paracetamol tablets have been recalled.

Evening Standard · Mar 4, 2025

MS patients suffer side-effects after NHS England switches to cheaper drug

Scores of people experience complications after change from Tysabri to Tyruko as part of NHS drive to save money

The Guardian - UK · Feb 24, 2025

‘It’s not ethical and it’s not medical’: how UK rehab clinics are cashing in on NAD+

They are beloved by A-listers and surging in popularity. But claims that NAD+ infusions are a fix for addiction are unproven, risky – and possibly illegal, an Observer investigation reveals

The Guardian - UK · Feb 23, 2025

Advertising regulator launches nine investigations into weight loss jab ads

Exclusive: ASA calls number of parallel probes ‘significant’ and describes tackling issue as ‘priority’ after it issued warning to advertisers for drugs including Ozempic and Wegovy

The Independent UK · Feb 12, 2025

UK online pharmacies face stricter rules for sales of weight-loss jabs

Regulators to tighten up criteria after concerns over inappropriate private prescriptions of popular drugs

The Guardian - UK · Feb 4, 2025

Pharmacy leaders issue fresh warning over online sales of weight loss jabs

Pharmacists say they are aware of people being wrongly prescribed the drugs who have previously had eating disorders, or whose body weight is low.

Evening Standard · Jan 27, 2025