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United Kingdom: Government revises the list of medicines subject to export restrictions (March 2026)

Announcement

25 Mar 2026

In March 2026, the UK modified the list of medicines that cannot be exported from the UK.

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Number of interventions

2

1 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

1 liberalising

List of interventions

Implementation date

25 Mar 2026

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Announced: 25 Mar 2026
Export ban In force

Recent update from 31 Mar 2026:

On 25 March 2026, the Department of Health and Social Care of the United Kingdom added Rivastigmine and Dinoprostone to the list of medicines that cannot be exported from the UK.

The UK gover...

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Implementation date

25 Mar 2026

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Announced: 25 Mar 2026
Export ban In force

Recent update from 31 Mar 2026:

On 25 March 2026, the Department of Health and Social Care of the United Kingdom removed a number of medicinal products from the list of medicines that cannot be exported from the UK. These medicin...

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