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<title>Press statement: MHRA statement on Earl Howe review</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 08:36:00 UTC</pubDate>
<link>http://www.mhra.gov.uk/NewsCentre/Pressreleases/CON152654 </link>
	 <description><![CDATA[The MHRA has published a statement on the Earl Howe review.<br/> ]]></description>
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<title>Press release: MHRA seizes more than £25 million of medicine supplied illegally in the last five years as new anti-counterfeiting strategy launches</title>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 09:54:00 UTC</pubDate>
<link>http://www.mhra.gov.uk/NewsCentre/Pressreleases/CON152560 </link>
	 <description><![CDATA[The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) launches its second anti-counterfeiting strategy, the Falsified Medical Products Strategy 2012 – 2015<br/> ]]></description>
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<title>Press release: Macrolane injectable dermal filler discontinued for breast augmentation</title>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 11:46:00 UTC</pubDate>
<link>http://www.mhra.gov.uk/NewsCentre/Pressreleases/CON149834 </link>
	 <description><![CDATA[Macrolane, an injectable dermal filler manufactured by Q-Med, should no longer be used for breast enlargements. This is not because of safety concerns with the product itself but because it could make diagnosis of breast cancer more difficult, particularly during mammography.<br/> ]]></description>
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<title>Press release: MHRA makes its largest ever confiscation order of £14.4 million against fake medicines trader</title>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 11:45:00 UTC</pubDate>
<link>http://www.mhra.gov.uk/NewsCentre/Pressreleases/CON149855 </link>
	 <description><![CDATA[Today saw the culmination of a six year investigation by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) when a confiscation order to the value of £14.4 million was made at Southwark Crown Court against Simon Martin Hickman.<br/> ]]></description>
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<title>Press statement: PIP breast implants – UK medical devices regulator says no evidence to support routine removal</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 15:38:00 UTC</pubDate>
<link>http://www.mhra.gov.uk/NewsCentre/Pressreleases/CON137935 </link>
	 <description><![CDATA[Following the announcement in France today, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is not recommending routine removal of PIP silicone gel breast implants in the UK.<br/> ]]></description>
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<title>Press release: PIP (Poly Implant Prosthese) breast implants – UK test results</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 15:31:00 UTC</pubDate>
<link>http://www.mhra.gov.uk/NewsCentre/Pressreleases/CON093706 </link>
	 <description><![CDATA[Press release: PIP (Poly Implant Prosthese) breast implants – UK test results<br/> ]]></description>
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<title>Press release: MHRA issues new advice to surgeons about metal-on-metal total hip replacements</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 08:47:00 UTC</pubDate>
<link>http://www.mhra.gov.uk/NewsCentre/Pressreleases/CON149601 </link>
	 <description><![CDATA[The MHRA today issued advice to surgeons to stop using a particular combination of metal-on-metal total hip replacements because it has a high revision rate compared with other implants. The MHRA has also advised surgeons to closely monitor patients with this combination of implants.<br/> ]]></description>
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<title>Press release: MHRA investigation exposes unqualified doctor</title>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 14:23:00 UTC</pubDate>
<link>http://www.mhra.gov.uk/NewsCentre/Pressreleases/CON146911 </link>
	 <description><![CDATA[A man who was not registered to practice as a doctor in the UK was yesterday sentenced to a suspended sentence of six months at Harrow Crown Court for administering Prescription Only Medicines while conducting circumcisions on two young boys under the age of three.<br/> ]]></description>
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<title>Press release: MHRA investigation exposes unqualified doctor</title>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 14:00:00 UTC</pubDate>
<link>http://www.mhra.gov.uk/home/groups/comms-po/documents/news/con146912.pdf</link>
	 <description><![CDATA[A man who was not registered to practice as a doctor in the UK was yesterday sentenced to a suspended sentence of six months at Harrow Crown Court for administering Prescription Only Medicines while conducting circumcisions on two young boys under the age of three.<br/> ]]></description>
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<title>Press release: Clinical Practice Research Datalink launches to improve health research</title>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 13:58:00 UTC</pubDate>
<link>http://www.mhra.gov.uk/NewsCentre/Pressreleases/CON146890 </link>
	 <description><![CDATA[Health researchers were boosted today with the launch of the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) - a world-class e-health secure research service – that will help improve public health, develop new treatments for patients faster and attract investment in the UK’s life sciences sector and economy<br/> ]]></description>
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<title>Press release: UK medicines regulator urges caution over rogue co-codamol tablets</title>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 13:05:00 UTC</pubDate>
<link>http://www.mhra.gov.uk/NewsCentre/Pressreleases/CON146829 </link>
	 <description><![CDATA[Some packs in one batch of co-codamol 8mg/500mg strength tablets manufactured by Wockhardt UK Ltd have been found to contain the higher strength co-codamol 30mg/500mg product. The issue seems to have been a result of a manufacturing error but this is still being looked into.<br/> ]]></description>
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<title>Press release: Counterfeit sex drug business is busted</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 16:35:00 UTC</pubDate>
<link>http://www.mhra.gov.uk/NewsCentre/Pressreleases/CON146766 </link>
	 <description><![CDATA[A 35-year-old Wembley man, Mariusz Lewandowski, today received a 9 month suspended sentence and was also ordered to complete 150 hours of unpaid community work and pay £500 towards prosecution costs. He appeared at Harrow Crown Court after pleading guilty to six charges.<br/> ]]></description>
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<title>Press Release: Huge amount of fake sex medicines seized in joint international raids</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 17:35:00 UTC</pubDate>
<link>http://www.mhra.gov.uk/NewsCentre/Pressreleases/CON146764 </link>
	 <description><![CDATA[A man and a woman have been arrested in Hartlepool and several thousand fake medicine tablets have been seized worth around £115,000 in raids by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).<br/> ]]></description>
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<title>Press release: MHRA updates advice for metal-on-metal hip replacements</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 14:29:00 UTC</pubDate>
<link>http://www.mhra.gov.uk/NewsCentre/Pressreleases/CON143784 </link>
	 <description><![CDATA[The MHRA today issued updated advice to surgeons that patients with a particular type of metal-on-metal hip replacement should be monitored annually for the life of the hip replacement.<br/> ]]></description>
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<title>MHRA publishes fifth report on Better Regulation of Medicines Initiative</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 13:51:00 UTC</pubDate>
<link>http://www.mhra.gov.uk/NewsCentre/Pressreleases/CON146678 </link>
	 <description><![CDATA[The MHRA today published its fifth report on the Better Regulation of Medicines Initiative (BROMI).<br/> ]]></description>
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<title>Press release: Red Tape Challenge – medicines regulations in the spotlight</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 16:31:00 UTC</pubDate>
<link>http://www.mhra.gov.uk/NewsCentre/Pressreleases/CON146591 </link>
	 <description><![CDATA[The MHRA is asking for views on the regulations that govern its work. For the next five weeks, through the Cabinet Office Red Tape Challenge website, the MHRA is inviting the public and businesses to suggest which existing regulations should be kept and which should be simplified or scrapped altogether.<br/> ]]></description>
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<title>Press release: New members sought for Commission on Human Medicines</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 16:29:00 UTC</pubDate>
<link>http://www.mhra.gov.uk/NewsCentre/Pressreleases/CON146607 </link>
	 <description><![CDATA[The Commission on Human Medicines (CHM) is seeking six new members. The CHM advises on matters relating to safety, quality and the efficacy of medicines as well as the collection of adverse drug reactions.<br/> ]]></description>
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<title>MHRA warns against harmful herbal remedies sold as slimming and sex aids</title>
<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:20:00 UTC</pubDate>
<link>http://www.mhra.gov.uk/NewsCentre/Pressreleases/CON143759 </link>
	 <description><![CDATA[People taking unlicensed herbal products for slimming and erectile dysfunction bought online could be endangering their health, says the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).<br/> ]]></description>
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<title>Press release: Raids uncover haul of suspected counterfeit sex drug</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:19:00 UTC</pubDate>
<link>http://www.mhra.gov.uk/NewsCentre/Pressreleases/CON143717 </link>
	 <description><![CDATA[Around 28,000 suspected counterfeit erectile dysfunction tablets have been seized by the MHRA enforcement team following coordinated raids at three homes today.<br/> ]]></description>
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<title>Press release: MHRA suspends licence for Teva levothyroxine 100 microgram tablets</title>
<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:25:00 UTC</pubDate>
<link>http://www.mhra.gov.uk/NewsCentre/Pressreleases/CON143688 </link>
	 <description><![CDATA[MHRA has suspended the licence of levothyroxine 100 microgram tablets, manufactured by Teva, for patients with hypothyroidism.<br/> ]]></description>
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<title>Press release: Two men sentenced for illegal online sale of Prescription Only Medicines and Class C steroids</title>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:13:00 UTC</pubDate>
<link>http://www.mhra.gov.uk/NewsCentre/Pressreleases/CON143614 </link>
	 <description><![CDATA[Two men were sentenced yesterday at Chelmsford Crown Court for their involvement in the illegal online sale and supply of prescription-only medicines and numerous anabolic steroids.<br/> ]]></description>
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<title>Press release: MHRA welcomes a new Director of Medical Devices</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:56:00 UTC</pubDate>
<link>http://www.mhra.gov.uk/NewsCentre/Pressreleases/CON143601 </link>
	 <description><![CDATA[John Wilkinson OBE joins the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) as Director of Medical Devices this week.<br/> ]]></description>
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<title>Press release: New appointments to the British Pharmacopoeia Commission</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:38:00 UTC</pubDate>
<link>http://www.mhra.gov.uk/NewsCentre/Pressreleases/CON143600 </link>
	 <description><![CDATA[The British Pharmacopoeia (BP) Commission and the Appointments Commission are pleased to announce the appointment of five new members to the BP Commission.<br/> ]]></description>
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<title>Press release: Unlicensed herbal remedy could cause liver and organ damage</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:42:00 UTC</pubDate>
<link>http://www.mhra.gov.uk/NewsCentre/Pressreleases/CON143514 </link>
	 <description><![CDATA[The MHRA has advised that people should stop using butterbur, an unlicensed herbal product that could cause serious liver damage and organ failure.<br/> ]]></description>
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<title>Press release: Product recall of saline nasal spray due to bacterial contamination</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:24:00 UTC</pubDate>
<link>http://www.mhra.gov.uk/NewsCentre/Pressreleases/CON140728 </link>
	 <description><![CDATA[The MHRA has received warning of possible bacterial contamination in batches of the saline nasal spray Sterimar Isotonic 100ml. The spray is sold online and at high street retailers and is commonly used to cleanse the nasal passage.<br/> ]]></description>
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