New strategy to better communicate benefits and risks of medicines

A new strategy to inform patients and healthcare professionals of the risks and safety of medicines and medical devices has been announced.

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Released to mark World Patient Safety Day, 17 September 2024, the MHRA's Strategy for Improving Safety Communications aims to transform information about the risks and safety of medicines, medical devices and healthcare products.

The strategy builds on the MHRA's transformed approach to safety following the 2020 Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review, which called for strengthening processes for monitoring the safety of medicines and medical devices and better working with other bodies to support changes being embedded without delay in clinical practice.

Dr Alison Cave, chief safety officer at the MHRA, said: ‘Our new Strategy for Improving Safety Communications will help us ensure patients are better informed about the benefits and risks of medical products.

‘We continue to listen to and shape our work in the light of feedback from patients, the public, healthcare professionals and external experts to ensure that we continue to support all those with whom we work to improve patient safety.'

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