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We have received several warnings from overseas authorities about seven products being marketed as dietary supplements or "herbal Viagra" for the treatment of erectile dysfunction.
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We are urging adults and children to be vigilant if using walking frames manufactured by Trulife Limited, due to concerns over the plastic height adjustment clips that can fail, causing the user to fall.
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This Medical Device Alert highlights a problem with the plastic height adjustment clips which can fail, causing the user to fall.
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We have today published our Corporate Plan for 2008-2013 and Business Plan for 2008/2009. We have also published a summary report on the issues raised by consultees in response to our public consultation on challenges and priorities for the next five years.
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This Medical Device Alert highlights the possibility of holes in the packaging of the above product which may compromise sterility.
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We are pleased to announce that we are setting up a new Medical Device Technology Forum to look at the impact of novel technologies in the devices area, and are inviting your proposals for topics for discussion.
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We have today published the UK government response to the European Commission’s consultation, “Legal proposal on information to patients”.
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We have successfully prosecuted a man from Nottingham at the City of London Magistrates Court on Wednesday 23 April 2008 for illegally possessing with intention to sell and advertising the unlicensed drug, Lipostabil®, for cosmetic purposes.
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We have been made aware by Sanofi-Aventis that some batches of Clexane (enoxaparin) on the UK market contain low levels of an impurity called over-sulphated-chondroitin-sulphate (OSCS).
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We have recently been informed that some batches of enoxaparin sodium (Clexane) pre-filled syringes with low levels of over-sulphated-chondroitin-sulphate (OSCS) have been distributed in the UK over a period of 4 to 6 weeks.