Announcement
25 Mar 2026
In March 2026, 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
25 Mar 2026
Revocation date:
No revocation date
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...
Implementation date
25 Mar 2026
Revocation date:
No revocation date
Recent update from 31 Mar 2026:
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