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Misoprostol: Side Effects

Commons · Question 57622 · Tabled 5 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 12 Jun 2025

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Asked by Sammy Wilson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many serious, non-fatal, adverse reactions associated with the use of misoprostol have been reported to the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency in each of the last ten years; an

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Answered by Karin Smyth, 12 Jun 2025

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is responsible for ensuring medicines, medical devices, and blood components for transfusion meet applicable standards of safety, quality, and efficacy. The MHRA rigorously assesses the availa...