EU OTC Batch Testing Will Continue To Be Accepted In UK, For Now

22 Mar 2021

Recognition of EU/EEA batch testing of imported medicines by UK will not be ending on 1 January 2023, and companies will be given two years notice if anything changes, says MHRA.

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New regulations requiring OTC medicines imported from the European Union to be re-tested for quality control purposes before sale in the UK will not be introduced from January 2023 as originally planned, according to the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency.

Companies affected will also be given two years notice if anything changes, the regulator adds, and nothing will change until...