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The Perseus Report states:
The Medicines and Healthcare produces Regulatory Authority (MHRA) is responsible for ensuring the safety and efficacy of medicines used in the UK. It has become clear during the Covid-19 pandemic that the MHRA has failed to meet its responsibilities in multiple ways, despite prior warnings of inadequate regulation published in Government reports:
* No requirement for manufacturers to demonstrate sufficient safety, before or after approvals.
* Approvals for younger age groups and children in the absence of long-term safety data, despite only negligible potential for benefit.
* Failure to act promptly on evidence of adverse reactions, to rigorously assess safety evidence and to share it publicly to ensure informed consent.
* Failure to identify and address problems with manufacturing and quality control.
MHRA falls short of best practice safety management and governance seen in other safety critical sectors such has nuclear, aviation, defence and oil/gas. The shortcomings include:
*No process for investigating fatal/serious Yellow Card reports.
*No independent safety audits of MHRA.
*Lack of accountability and no predetermined safety thresholds in stark contrast to regulators of other industries.
*Close funding arrangements involving the pharmaceutical industry, creating serious conflicts of interest.
You can read the full report here:
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