Announcement
08 May 2024
In May 2024, the UK modified the list of medicines that cannot be exported from the UK.
Source
Number of interventions
2
1 certainly harmful
0 likely harmful
1 liberalising
Implementation date
08 May 2024
Revocation date:
No revocation date
Implementation date
08 May 2024
Revocation date:
No revocation date
Removed: 06 Nov 2025
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United Kingdom: Government modifies the list of medicines that cannot be exported from the UK
Announced: 16 Jun 2023
United Kingdom: Imposition of export ban on certain medicines (June 2023)
Announced: 24 May 2023
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United Kingdom: Government introduces export ban on certain medicines (20 December 2022)
Announced: 15 Dec 2022
United Kingdom: Government introduces export ban on certain medicines (December 2022)
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Removed: 06 Nov 2025
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Announced: 03 Oct 2019
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