Congratulations to the graduates of the IPPOSI Patient Education Programme. The HPRA was delighted to be an education partner on the programme, providing a module on the regulation of medicines and medical devices.

The Medical Device Coordination Group recently published new guidance on the content of clinical investigation plans for medical devices.

The guidance will help sponsors submit their studies to the HPRA and ensure documents and study procedures meet best practice and regulatory…

We are supporting the ongoing campaign by Department of Health, National Suicide Research Foundation and HSE National Office for Suicide Prevention (NOSP) to promote the safe sale of paracetamol-containing medicines in both pharmacies and general or online retail settings.

This campaign aims to highlight restrictions on the sales of…

Our Director of Compliance Grainne Power spoke to RTÉ News at One today to highlight the health risks associated with buying fake and illegal prescription medicines online.

Ms Power stressed the dangers of sourcing prescription medicines outside of a registered pharmacy and…

Buying prescription medicines online is a risk to your health.

Consumers have no guarantees about the safety or quality of prescription medicines they buy outside of the regulated pharmacy setting.

Data released today shows we detained almost 900,000 illegal medicines in 2023.…

Grainne Power of HPRA tells Bryan Dobson that prescription drugs aimed at enhancing body image are being sold in an unregulated manner posing huge risk to consumers. These include anabolic steroids, self-tanning and weight loss products.

The HPRA detained almost 900,000 units of fake and other illegal medicines in 2023.

In a press release issued today, we highlight the risks associated with these illegal and unregulated medicines coming into the country and their potential impact on public health.

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We were delighted to host our first quarterly Patient Forum meeting of the year earlier today. The forum provides a platform for the HPRA to engage directly with patients and patient representatives to hear their perspectives on many aspects of medicines and medical device…

Do you use the Guardian System or the MiniMed 780G system? If so, this safety information may be important for you.

Medtronic has advised that some Guardian 4 sensors are not working properly and may give incorrect glucose readings.

Affected sensors should not be used.

To find…

We are delighted to be part of the SFI Public Service Fellowship Programme and to welcome Dr Anna Chatzi. She will study the effectiveness of regulatory recommendations on risk management of medicines safety issues and their impact on healthcare practice in Ireland.

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We are reminding the public and retailers of a recall of all ToothFaerie toothpaste products. These products are still non-compliant and unsafe to use.

We advise members of the public not to buy or use ToothFaerie products and retailers selling these products should quarantine…

We were delighted today to host our final quarterly Patient Forum meeting of the year. The forum is a really important platform for dialogue and exchange of views on topics relevant to the regulation of medicines and medical devices.

Today’s meeting had a special focus on the…

We were delighted to welcome students from the IPPOSI Patient Education Programme to the our offices today for a workshop on Regulatory Affairs for Human Medicines.

The HPRA is pleased to be part of the programme again as an Education Partner, delivering a module on the…

If you work in a shop or store where paracetamol-containing medicines are sold, have a look at the information packs available to remind you and your customers of the restrictions associated with their sale.

The HPRA is supporting this ongoing campaign by Department of Health,…

We are supporting the ongoing campaign by Department of Health , National Suicide Research Foundation and HSE National Office for Suicide Prevention (NOSP) to promote the safe sale of paracetamol-containing medicines in both pharmacies and general or online retail settings.

This campaign aims to highlight restrictions on the sales of…

If your doctor says you don’t need an antibiotic, that’s OK. Many common illnesses don’t require an antibiotic. Your body will be able to fight off the infection on its own: bit.ly/49J8oMB

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