Guidance

Contact the MHRA

How to contact the MHRA for specific services or enquiries.

Review the information below and choose the most relevant contact for your enquiry. Selecting the appropriate contact will speed up our response time in coming back to you.

Medicines regulations

Marketing authorisations, variations and licensing guidance

We have guidance on Medicines: licensing and applications collection, including information about new applications, post-licensing, advertising, product information and fees.

Regulatory information service (RIS)听

RIS acts as the single main point of contact for marketing authorisation holders of medicines and their representatives. If you cannot find the information you need on the website, email us in the first instance to ensure your request is appropriately handled:听

New licence applications:鈥RIS.NA@mhra.gov.uk

痴补谤颈补迟颈辞苍蝉:鈥variationqueries@mhra.gov.uk

Phone (weekdays 9am to 5pm): 020 3080 7400听

Other contacts:听

Queries on orphan medicines and orphan designation:鈥orphan@mhra.gov.uk

Queries on packaging and patient information leaflets:鈥patient.information@mhra.gov.uk

Pharmacovigilance听

We have guidance on Pharmacovigilance procedures.听

General queries on pharmacovigilance procedures:鈥vigilanceservice@mhra.gov.uk

Queries on UK qualified person responsible for pharmacovigilance (QPPV), UK pharmacovigilance system master file (PSMF) and the establishment of pharmacovigilance systems:鈥gpvpinspectors@mhra.gov.uk.听

Manufacturer and wholesale dealer licences (medicines)听

Queries on applications for licences and registrations covering manufacturing, wholesaling, brokering and importing of medicines and active substances:鈥pcl@mhra.gov.uk.

MHRA Portal听

Queries on registering and submitting product licence applications using the MHRA Portal, phone: 020 3080 7100听or email鈥portal.manager@mhra.gov.uk.

MHRA Submissions Portal听

Guidance: Register to make submissions to the MHRA.

For troubleshooting queries on registering and submitting product applications using the Submissions Portal, email鈥submissions@mhra.gov.uk.听听

Importing and exporting听

We have guidance for UK wholesalers and manufacturers on how to import human medicines including unlicensed medicines, how to apply for a licence and how much it costs.听

To check the suitability of your qualifications/professional body membership, email鈥GDP.Inspectorate@mhra.gov.uk.听

Queries on importing investigational medical products (IMPs) from approved countries, complete the鈥痑nd email it to鈥gmpinspectorate@mhra.gov.uk.听

Queries on exporting active substances manufactured in the UK, complete the鈥痑nd email it to鈥gmpinspectorate@mhra.gov.uk.

Medicines for children听

We have guidance on the legal requirements for children鈥檚 medicines.听听听

General queries on paediatric submissions including paediatric investigation plan (PIP) and waiver applications, modification procedures and compliance checks:鈥ukpip@mhra.gov.uk.听

Submitting a cover letter or final assessment report:鈥paediatricstudies@mhra.gov.uk.

Clinical trials of medicines听

We have guidance on Clinical trials for medicines.听听

If you are checking the status of a clinical trial submission, have a general clinical trial query or a technical query regarding an application you have submitted or plan to make, phone (weekdays 8:30am to 4:30pm) 020 3080 6456听or email鈥clintrialhelpline@mhra.gov.uk.

Report problems with medicines听or medical devices

You can submit a report through the for any suspected side effects听to a medicine听or suspected adverse incidents with a medical device.听

Defective medicines reporting centre听(DMRC)

贰尘补颈濒:鈥dmrc@mhra.gov.uk.

DMRC (office hours) 020 3080 6574 (8:45am to 4:45pm Monday to Friday).听

DMRC (out of hours) 07795 641 532 (urgent outside of normal working hours, at weekends or on public holidays). Do not leave voicemail messages at this number during normal working hours as they will only be picked up out of hours.听

Medicines enforcement听

For queries on potential illegal dealings with medicines, email thebureau@mhra.gov.uk.

Members of the public or healthcare professionals can report suspected falsified medicines through the鈥.

Other stakeholders can report suspected falsified medicines by email:鈥fakemeds@mhra.gov.uk.

Medical devices regulation听

We have guidance on regulating medical devices.听

General device queries:鈥info@mhra.gov.uk.

We have guidance on registering medical devices including user guides for our online registration service. For any queries, contact device.registrations@mhra.gov.uk.

Queries relating to compliance issues for medical devices:鈥devices.compliance@mhra.gov.uk.

Payment queries听

Guidance: Make a payment to MHRA - 伊人直播.

Accounts receivable:鈥sales.invoices@mhra.gov.uk.

Accounts payable鈥Accounts.Payable@mhra.gov.uk.听

The National Institute for Biological Standards and Control (NIBSC)

Information about interim arrangements for some biological products:鈥cpb@nibsc.org.

Queries on biological reference materials:鈥standards@nibsc.org.

Whistleblower referrals听

Contact the whistleblowing section if you are reporting on issues as an employee, ex-employee or third-party employee of the company or organisation in question.听

贰尘补颈濒鈥whistleblower@mhra.gov.uk听or phone 07778 168204.

All other queries about potential illegal dealings should go to鈥Medicines enforcement.听

Data protection听

For all data protection queries:鈥DataProtection@mhra.gov.uk.

Customer services听

If any of the information above does not answer your query, contact the Customer Experience Centre:鈥info@mhra.gov.uk.

or phone (weekdays 9am to 5pm): 020 3080 6000听

or write to: MHRA听

10 South Colonnade听

Canary Wharf听

London E14 4PU听

To reproduce or re-use any MHRA material see our鈥guidance on reproducing MHRA information.听

News centre听

Media enquiries (including out of hours):听

Phone 020 3080 7651听or email鈥newscentre@mhra.gov.uk.

Updates to this page

Published 28 May 2014
Last updated 26 April 2024 show all updates
  1. The telephone numbers for both Accounts receivable and Accounts payable areas have been removed as they are no longer active. Updated contact numbers will be added in due course.

  2. Added Data Protection contact details

  3. Added information about COVID-19 and urgent regulatory flexibility enquiries over the Easter weekend.

  4. Added information about MHRA services and using email or telephone to contact us during the coronavirus (COVID-19) response period.

  5. Change of Accounts payable supplier contact phone numbers.

  6. Added a section on contacts for EU exit no deal enquiries.

  7. Added new contact details for Medical Devices.

  8. Added contact details for submission enquiries.

  9. Updated the contact information for the Clinical Trials helpline.

  10. Updated contact details

  11. Contact details for medicines enforcement updated.

  12. First published.

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