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Illegal medicines worth more than £30m seized in 2023, says MHRA

More than £30 million worth of illegal medicines were seized in the UK in 2023, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has said. The regulator worked with law enforcement agencies to confiscate more than 15.5 million doses of ...

30 Jan 2024 at 14:40

Decision expected on new Alzheimer’s treatment

Alzheimer’s patients are set to find out whether a new drug could become available in the UK as health regulators are poised to announce their decision on donanemab. The treatment – one of two new drugs to target a cause of the disease – has been ...

22 Oct 2024 at 22:25

Diabetes drug authorised for weight management and loss – MHRA

A diabetes drug has been authorised to help obese and overweight adults with weight management and loss, according to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). Such patients with weight-related health problems – such as ...

08 Nov 2023 at 21:42

Review launched over reports of delayed response to faulty knee replacement part

Health officials have launched a review amid reports that action was not taken swiftly enough following problems with a knee replacement part. BBC’s File on 4 reported patients were left immobile and addicted to painkillers due to issues ...

12 Aug 2025 at 15:00

Clinical trial into puberty blockers paused after ‘new concerns’ from regulator

A clinical trial into puberty blockers for children has been paused after the medicines regulator warned it should have a minimum age limit of 14 because of the “unquantified risk” of “long-term biological harms”. The Medicines and ...

20 Feb 2026 at 22:19

Weight loss drug could be supplied to UK ‘in weeks’ after new format approval

Weight loss drug approved in four-dose injection pen format by MHRA

A weight loss drug newly approved in a four-dose injection pen format by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) could be supplied to the UK “within weeks”. Mounjaro, also known as tirzepatide, is a diabetes ...

25 Jan 2024 at 22:37

Donanemab – what we know about the latest Alzheimer’s drug

Donanemab can slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. But what is the drug and how does it work? Here your questions on the latest development in Alzheimer’s research are answered. – What kind of treatment is Donanemab? ...

23 Oct 2024 at 10:00

Weight loss jabs: Patients to face more stringent checks

People wanting to buy weight loss jabs online will face more stringent checks as part of a shake-up of pharmacy rules. The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) has told online pharmacies they can no longer prescribe the ...

04 Feb 2025 at 00:01

Jab for common illness among over 60s on the horizon after regulatory approval

A jab aimed at reducing thousands of deaths and hospital admissions among the elderly has been approved for use in the UK. Regulators have given the green light for the first respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine ...

10 Jul 2023 at 17:05

Diabetes drug recommended to treat obesity on the NHS

The type 2 diabetes drug Mounjaro has been recommended to help obese people lose weight on the NHS. Mounjaro – also known as tirzepatide and made by Eli Lilly – is a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonist, a family ...

04 Jun 2024 at 13:49

Experts join forces to help accelerate NHS use of artificial intelligence

Doctors, researchers and experts from tech firms will work together to accelerate the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the NHS while maintaining patient safety, officials have announced. The new national ...

26 Sept 2025 at 06:00

Patients on common blood pressure drug urged to check pack amid labelling error

Patients who take a common drug for high blood pressure are being urged to check the medication after its manufacturer reported that a mistake in the strength of the dose had been printed on some packs. One ...

17 Apr 2025 at 15:57

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