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Drug Safety Update — United Kingdom

MHRA medicines recalls and defect notifications with batch numbers, Serious Shortage Protocols, new approvals and Drug Safety Update — updated daily, automatically. Last updated: 14 Oct 2026 08:50.

All Recalls and defects4 Serious shortages (SSP) New approvals3 Drug Safety Update

Sources: we track changes based on information published by the MHRA — medicines recalls and defect notifications, Drug Safety Update and approval announcements — and the Serious Shortage Protocols published by the NHS Business Services Authority. The UK is outside the EU, so European Commission decisions are not listed here.

6 Nov 2024Wednesday 6 November 2024

open day ◀ ▶ 2 events · 2 important
A summary of recent letters and notifications sent to healthcare professionals about medicines and medical devices.
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Drug Safety Update MedSafetyWeek November 2024
The ninth annual #MedSafetyWeek social media campaign is taking place 4 to 10 November 2024.
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24 Oct 2024Thursday 24 October 2024

open day ◀ ▶ 4 events · 4 important
A summary of recent letters and notifications sent to healthcare professionals about medicines and medical devices.
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Drug Safety Update Bromocriptine
A safety review has been conducted by the MHRA following a Yellow Card report concerning a patient who was taking bromocriptine. The review concluded that blood pressure monitoring of patients prescri…
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We ask healthcare professionals to support new guidance for users of diabetes management equipment, their families, care givers and representatives.
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Drug Safety Update GLP
Healthcare professionals are reminded to inform patients about the common and serious side effects associated with glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs).
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26 Sep 2024Thursday 26 September 2024

open day ◀ ▶ 1 event · 1 important
A summary of recent letters and notifications sent to healthcare professionals about medicines and medical devices.
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5 Sep 2024Thursday 5 September 2024

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Drug Safety Update Valproate use in men
A retrospective observational study has indicated a possible association between valproate use by men around the time of conception and an increased risk of neurodevelopmental disorders in their child…
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21 Aug 2024Wednesday 21 August 2024

open day ◀ ▶ 2 events · 2 important
A summary of recent letters and notifications sent to healthcare professionals about medicines and medical devices.
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Drug Safety Update Yellow Card Biobank
Support this initiative to explore whether there is a genetic basis of side effects associated with direct-acting oral anticoagulants (DOACs) and allopurinol.
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In total 59 events in this category.