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First ads promoting prescription oral weight loss drugs banned

The Advertising Standards Authority said adverts from Simple Online Pharmacy and Pharmacy Online broke the rules.

07 Oct 2026

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Pharmacies that breached POM weight loss rules amend advertising

Infringements involved the distribution of emails, website homepages and posters on pharmacy premises.

06 Oct 2026

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RCPharm urges MHRA to review safety information for propranolol

The Royal College of Pharmacy is concerned people at risk of overdose, self-harm and suicide continue to be prescribed the medicine.

17 Sep 2026

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GPhC: Labour must oversee 'system-wide approach' to battle fake online pharmacies

The General Pharmaceutical Council said it can only “directly oversee legitimate providers”.

14 Sep 2026

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MHRA suspends use, supply and sale of Avacopan Vifor to new patients

The medicines regulator said the study underpinning the drug's authorisation can no longer be relied on to demonstrate its efficacy.

02 Sep 2026

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Eli Lilly ‘confident’ orders placed by UK pharmacies for Foundayo will be fulfilled

Eli Lilly said supplies of Foundayo are "sufficient to meet clinical need" after its launch on private prescription yesterday.

24 Aug 2026

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MHRA recovers unlicensed weight loss drugs in largest ever seizure

The manufacturing and distribution site in Northamptonshire produced unlicensed retatrutide and tirzepatide.

01 Jun 2026

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Further action taken to minimise suicide risk from finasteride

MHRA recommends further measures to minimise risk of suicidal thoughts associated with finasteride and dutasteride.

12 May 2026

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Prescribers’ awareness of propranolol risk must improve, coroner warns

Examining the death of a man in July 2020, the coroner for London Inner South said there is “no specific antidote” to an overdose of the drug.

09 Apr 2026

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Ad for online pharmacy promoting weight loss jabs exploited mums’ body image insecurities

The Advertising Standards Authority warned Juniper UK after it published a paid-for Facebook ad encouraging new mums to use weight loss drugs.

08 Apr 2026

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Batch of blood pressure medication recalled after packaging error

A pack labelled Ramipril 5mg Capsules contained blister strips of Amlodipine 5mg Tablets.

09 Mar 2026

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MHRA seized illegally traded medicines worth £45m last year

Seized products included GLP-1s, sleeping pills, painkillers and erectile dysfunction treatments.

26 Jan 2026

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Study finds paracetamol is safe during pregnancy, debunking Trump claim

Researchers found no evidence that paracetamol use during pregnancy increases the risk of autism, ADHD or intellectual disability among children.

19 Jan 2026

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First twice yearly biological medicine for asthma gets UK approval

The first twice-yearly biological medicine for use as an add-on treatment for asthma has been approved by the MHRA.

16 Dec 2025

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Fluticasone 0.05pc nasal spray reclassified to be available for children aged 12 and over

MHRA reclassifies fluticasone nasal spray as a P medicine for those aged 12 years and over, available from February 2026.

16 Dec 2025

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Antidepressant patient leaflets should be clearer about suicide risk, concludes review

The MHRA said several “communication measures” were agreed, including a patient card which will be supplied by healthcare professionals.

05 Dec 2025

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