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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.

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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.

12 Mar 2025Wednesday 12 March 2025

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Drug Safety Update Prolonged
The indication for the treatment of post-operative pain has been removed from the licences of all prolonged release opioids due to the increased risk of persistent post-operative opioid use (PPOU) and…
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26 Feb 2025Wednesday 26 February 2025

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A summary of recent letters and notifications sent to healthcare professionals about medicines and medical devices. 
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13 Feb 2025Thursday 13 February 2025

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Review by two specialists remains in place for patients initiating valproate under 55 years of age but the Commission on Human Medicines (CHM) has advised that it will not be required for men (or male…
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28 Jan 2025Tuesday 28 January 2025

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A summary of recent letters and notifications sent to healthcare professionals about medicines and medical devices. 
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Drug Safety Update GLP
Healthcare professionals should be aware of the potential risk of pulmonary aspiration in patients using GLP-1 or dual GIP/GLP-1 receptor agonists who undergo surgery or procedures with general anaest…
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12 Dec 2024Thursday 12 December 2024

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A summary of recent letters and notifications sent to healthcare professionals about medicines and medical devices.
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In total 59 events in this category.