Healthcare professional reporting of suspected adverse drug reactions

If you are not a healthcare professional please note we do accept reports directly from the public, but not through the form in this part of the website.  Please see the section on patient reporting of suspected adverse drug reactions.

The Yellow Card Scheme acts as an early warning system for the identification of previously unrecognised reactions and enables us to identify risk factors, outcome of the ADR and other factors that may affect clinical management.

The continued success of the scheme is dependent on the vigilance of UK healthcare professionals and your willingness to report suspect ADRs. Every report can make a difference.

A better understanding of reactions allows us to give advice on how medicines can be used more safely. If you suspect that a reaction experienced by your patient is associated with a medicine being taken, then you should report. Please do not be put off from reporting just because uncertain about cause and effect.

Thank you for helping the Commission on Human Medicines and the MHRA to protect public health!