Study set to delay recruitment after warning participants should be a minimum of 14 years old
A clinical trial into puberty blockers for children has been paused after the medicines regulator warned i…
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Criminals exploit ‘stigma and embarrassment’ to sell fake erectile dysfunction drugs ⊖⊖
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
UK officials have seized almost 20m fake pills since 2021, many containing incorrect doses or toxic ingredients
Men have been warned against buying illegal erectile dysfunction pills online after near…
3 months ago
Crime gangs in UK start making own branded weight-loss drugs ⊖
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Medicines watchdog says criminals are designing packaging and branding to look like legitimate product
Organised crime gangs have begun manufacturing their own branded weight-loss drugs, designed to l…
4 months ago
More than £250,000 of counterfeit weight-loss jab products seized in factory raid ○
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Unlicensed and potentially deadly products seized in Northampton in crackdown on illegal trade
A factory in Northampton manufacturing counterfeit weight-loss jabs has been raided and dismantled by a g…
5 months ago
Sellers of fake Botox jabs could be jailed for two years, says watchdog ○
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
MHRA is cracking down on unlicensed anti-wrinkle products after spate of botulism cases in England
Sellers of fake Botox jabs could be jailed for up to two years, the UK’s medicine watchdog has warned…
7 months ago
Health officials were warned of rogue Botox beauticians a YEAR ago - but failed to act ○
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
Dr Steven Land, an expert in aesthetic medicine, said he first raised concerns in November 2023 with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency.
Urgent warning as prescription drug taken by tens of thousands recalled due to cancer risk ○
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
UK medicines watchdog the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) stuck an alert on one batch of the tablets.
8 months ago
Weight loss jabs like Mounjaro now linked to more than a HUNDRED deaths, the UK's drug watchdog confirms ○
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
A total of 111 deaths were logged with the regulator, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), up to and including May 29.
Urgent warning issued as over-the-counter painkiller taken by millions recalled due to 'contamination' fears ○
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
Drug watchdog the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) issued the recall notice after a small number of pills were found to be 'discoloured'.
Contraception warning over weight-loss drugs after dozens of pregnancies ○
UK watchdog has had 40 reports relating to pregnancies in people using drugs such as Ozempic and Mounjaro
Women using weight-loss drugs have been urged to use effective contraception after dozens have…