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Media Centre

Welcome to the Media Centre

This section provides details of new items added to the site as well as a full archive of our press releases and statements. 

The opening hours for the Press Office are Monday to Friday between 9:00 and 17:00.

The Press Office
5th Floor
151 Buckingham Palace Road
Victoria
LONDON
SW1W 9SZ

Main telephone: 020 3080 7651
Out of hours: 07770 446 189
press.office@mhra.gsi.gov.uk

For urgent calls outside these press office hours please contact the duty press officer on : 07770 446 189.

We now have a Twitter channel for press releases and news statements, giving you another way to find out the latest news from the MHRA in real time. 




Press enquiries should be made through the Press Office.


Latest news and press releases

08 Feb 2012 | Press release: MHRA welcomes a new Director of Medical Devices

John Wilkinson OBE joins the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) as Director of Medical Devices this week.

08 Feb 2012 | Press release: New appointments to the British Pharmacopoeia Commission

The British Pharmacopoeia (BP) Commission and the Appointments Commission are pleased to announce the appointment of five new members to the BP Commission.

06 Feb 2012 | Report on PIP implants issued by the Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks of the European Commission

A report on PIP implants has been issued by the Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks of the European Commission, which states that there is insufficient evidence to warrant a conclusion that women with PIP silicone breast implants have a greater risk to their health than women with breast implants from other manufacturers.

02 Feb 2012 | MHRA letter in response to Financial Times article

The MHRA has today written a letter to the editor of the Financial Times in response an article published on 30 January 2012.

01 Feb 2012 | Press release: Unlicensed herbal remedy could cause liver and organ damage

The MHRA has advised that people should stop using butterbur, an unlicensed herbal product that could cause serious liver damage and organ failure.

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Photo and image library

This section provides downloadable MHRA-related images suitable for print output, including images of our Executive Board.
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What's new

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This section lists details of new information added to the MHRA website.

Press releases

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This section of the site includes press releases and statements issued by the MHRA.

Press Office contacts

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This section gives phone numbers and email addresses for all the MHRA press contacts.
Page last modified: 23 January 2012