UK health agency
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency will become official April 1 with new Web site at http://www.mhra.gov.uk. MHRA will consist of Medicines Control Agency and Medical Devices Agency; merger was initiated in June 2002 to address convergence of drug, medical device fields (1"The Tan Sheet" June 17, 2002, In Brief)...
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