Regulator approval means patients who meet criteria such as having obesity will be able to purchase pills with private prescription
Patients will soon be able to buy the Wegovy weight-loss pill, the m…
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Country estate exposed as huge weight loss drugs factory: Two men, 29, are arrested after UK's largest ever seizure of illegal jabs ⊖
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), with Northamptonshire Police, carried out a raid on a property near Northampton.
Huge haul of weight-loss drugs seized on Northampton country estate ⊖
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Two men arrested in raid in which 12,000 doses of unlicensed weight-loss medicines were recovered
A country estate near Northampton has become the centre of the largest ever seizure of unlicensed weig…
52 days ago
Health chiefs issue recall for over the counter painkiller taken by thousands due to potential 'overdose risk' ○
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The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) issued the recall notice after 'important safety and dosage information' was found to be missing from the packs.
63 days ago
Revolution Medicines' potential breakthrough pancreatic cancer drug succeeds in late-stage trial ⊖
Revolution Medicines' drug for pancreatic cancer succeeded in a highly anticipated Phase 3 trial.
3 months ago
Two deaths reported to drug watchdog over potential link to weight-loss jabs ○
The reports of the two deaths of a man and a woman were made to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).
Professor who reportedly paused UK puberty blockers trial removed over bias claims ⊖
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Regulator says Prof Jacob George will no longer be involved after gender-criticial social media posts from last year
A health official who reportedly intervened to pause a clinical trial on the use of…
UK clinical trial into puberty blockers paused after medicines regulator raises concerns ⊖
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…
4 months ago
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…
7 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…