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The MHRA published 24 items in the 90 days to 2026-10-28, of which 1 relate to weight-loss medicines or peptides, 2 concern enforcement against illegal or unlicensed supply, and 4 are formal Drug Safety Updates. This page restates what the regulator published and links to each gov.uk original. It is a reporting record, not advice. If a medicine you take appears in a Drug Safety Update, the item itself tells you what the MHRA asks patients and prescribers to do, and your prescriber or pharmacist is the person to speak to.

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MHRA items in the window

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Relevant to this site

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Enforcement actions

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Drug Safety Updates

What the MHRA said about weight-loss medicines and peptides

The subset that touches the categories this site covers. Everything else the regulator published in the same window is in the full table below.

Enforcement 2026-10-15

Counterfeit weight loss pens worth £2 million seized by MHRA and West Midlands Police

Fake weight loss medicines worth approximately £2 million were seized last night in a raid executed by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and West Midlands Police.

Read the MHRA original on gov.uk

Full MHRA record, last 90 days

Everything the MHRA published between 2026-09-02 and 2026-10-27, newest first. We list the full record rather than only the convenient parts, so the selection above can be checked against what was actually published.

Date Type Item Relevant here
2026-10-27 Announcement New MHRA research puts needle-free Strep A vaccine within reach No
2026-10-26 Drug safety update #MedSafetyWeek (2 to 8 November 2026): Don't ignore suspected side effects, report them! Updates to the Yellow Card website and app No
2026-10-23 Announcement MHRA approves new oral treatment for moderate to severe plaque psoriasis No
2026-10-23 Announcement MHRA approves deuruxolitinib (Leqselvi) to treat severe alopecia areata in adults No
2026-10-21 Announcement Government confirms indefinite recognition of CE marked medical devices No
2026-10-20 Drug safety update IXCHIQ Chikungunya vaccine: UK marketing authorisation withdrawn following safety review No
2026-10-19 Announcement MHRA consults on proposals to allow schools to keep spare adrenaline nasal sprays on site No
2026-10-19 Announcement UK regulator brings new AI and MedTech agenda to AdvaMed No
2026-10-19 Announcement MHRA authorises plozasiran (Redemplo) for adults with familial chylomicronaemia syndrome No
2026-10-15 Drug safety update Antidepressants: new safety measures for all patients to improve communication of the risk of suicidal thoughts and behaviours and persistent sexual dysfunction No
2026-10-15 Announcement MHRA introduces new safeguards to strengthen antidepressant safety information following major review No
2026-10-15 Enforcement Counterfeit weight loss pens worth £2 million seized by MHRA and West Midlands Police Yes
2026-10-14 Announcement MHRA 2030 Strategy to modernise patient-centred regulation for the era of AI and personalised medicines No
2026-10-13 Announcement MHRA authorises Onswik (insulin efsitora alfa) for adults with type 2 diabetes No
2026-10-09 Announcement MHRA Chair Professor Anthony Harnden: Bringing our strategy to life – listening, learning, and looking ahead No
2026-10-07 Announcement MHRA approves catumaxomab to treat cancer-related fluid build-up in the abdomen No
2026-10-06 Announcement Government backs recommendations of NHS doctors-led AI Commission No
2026-10-01 Announcement MHRA joins global regulators in call to advance alternatives to animal testing No
2026-09-30 Announcement DIA and MHRA announce speaker line-up for inaugural global summit No
2026-09-24 Enforcement MHRA welcomes sentencing after fraud convictions over falsely certified medical devices No
2026-09-24 Announcement Five new commissioners appointed to the Commission on Human Medicines (CHM) No
2026-09-24 Announcement Professor Dame Anna Dominiczak, Professor Alison Strath, and Fiona Cochrane: Catalysing the medicines ecosystem in Scotland No
2026-09-23 Announcement MHRA approves lurbinectedin for adults with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer No
2026-09-02 Drug safety update Filters should be used during the administration of Parenteral Nutrition for patients in all care settings No
MHRA items published in the 90 days to 2026-10-28, by date and type
DateTypeItemRelevant to weight-loss medicines or peptides
2026-10-27AnnouncementNew MHRA research puts needle-free Strep A vaccine within reachNo
2026-10-26Drug safety update#MedSafetyWeek (2 to 8 November 2026): Don't ignore suspected side effects, report them! Updates to the Yellow Card website and appNo
2026-10-23AnnouncementMHRA approves new oral treatment for moderate to severe plaque psoriasisNo
2026-10-23AnnouncementMHRA approves deuruxolitinib (Leqselvi) to treat severe alopecia areata in adultsNo
2026-10-21AnnouncementGovernment confirms indefinite recognition of CE marked medical devicesNo
2026-10-20Drug safety updateIXCHIQ Chikungunya vaccine: UK marketing authorisation withdrawn following safety reviewNo
2026-10-19AnnouncementMHRA consults on proposals to allow schools to keep spare adrenaline nasal sprays on siteNo
2026-10-19AnnouncementUK regulator brings new AI and MedTech agenda to AdvaMedNo
2026-10-19AnnouncementMHRA authorises plozasiran (Redemplo) for adults with familial chylomicronaemia syndromeNo
2026-10-15Drug safety updateAntidepressants: new safety measures for all patients to improve communication of the risk of suicidal thoughts and behaviours and persistent sexual dysfunctionNo
2026-10-15AnnouncementMHRA introduces new safeguards to strengthen antidepressant safety information following major reviewNo
2026-10-15EnforcementCounterfeit weight loss pens worth £2 million seized by MHRA and West Midlands PoliceYes
2026-10-14AnnouncementMHRA 2030 Strategy to modernise patient-centred regulation for the era of AI and personalised medicinesNo
2026-10-13AnnouncementMHRA authorises Onswik (insulin efsitora alfa) for adults with type 2 diabetesNo
2026-10-09AnnouncementMHRA Chair Professor Anthony Harnden: Bringing our strategy to life – listening, learning, and looking aheadNo
2026-10-07AnnouncementMHRA approves catumaxomab to treat cancer-related fluid build-up in the abdomenNo
2026-10-06AnnouncementGovernment backs recommendations of NHS doctors-led AI CommissionNo
2026-10-01AnnouncementMHRA joins global regulators in call to advance alternatives to animal testingNo
2026-09-30AnnouncementDIA and MHRA announce speaker line-up for inaugural global summitNo
2026-09-24EnforcementMHRA welcomes sentencing after fraud convictions over falsely certified medical devicesNo
2026-09-24AnnouncementFive new commissioners appointed to the Commission on Human Medicines (CHM)No
2026-09-24AnnouncementProfessor Dame Anna Dominiczak, Professor Alison Strath, and Fiona Cochrane: Catalysing the medicines ecosystem in ScotlandNo
2026-09-23AnnouncementMHRA approves lurbinectedin for adults with extensive-stage small cell lung cancerNo
2026-09-02Drug safety updateFilters should be used during the administration of Parenteral Nutrition for patients in all care settingsNo

Source: gov.uk MHRA announcements feed and MHRA Drug Safety Update feed

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### MHRA items published in the 90 days to 2026-10-28, by date and type

| Date | Type | Item | Relevant to weight-loss medicines or peptides |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-10-27 | Announcement | New MHRA research puts needle-free Strep A vaccine within reach | No |
| 2026-10-26 | Drug safety update | #MedSafetyWeek (2 to 8 November 2026): Don't ignore suspected side effects, report them! Updates to the Yellow Card website and app | No |
| 2026-10-23 | Announcement | MHRA approves new oral treatment for moderate to severe plaque psoriasis | No |
| 2026-10-23 | Announcement | MHRA approves deuruxolitinib (Leqselvi) to treat severe alopecia areata in adults | No |
| 2026-10-21 | Announcement | Government confirms indefinite recognition of CE marked medical devices | No |
| 2026-10-20 | Drug safety update | IXCHIQ Chikungunya vaccine: UK marketing authorisation withdrawn following safety review | No |
| 2026-10-19 | Announcement | MHRA consults on proposals to allow schools to keep spare adrenaline nasal sprays on site | No |
| 2026-10-19 | Announcement | UK regulator brings new AI and MedTech agenda to AdvaMed | No |
| 2026-10-19 | Announcement | MHRA authorises plozasiran (Redemplo) for adults with familial chylomicronaemia syndrome | No |
| 2026-10-15 | Drug safety update | Antidepressants: new safety measures for all patients to improve communication of the risk of suicidal thoughts and behaviours and persistent sexual dysfunction | No |
| 2026-10-15 | Announcement | MHRA introduces new safeguards to strengthen antidepressant safety information following major review | No |
| 2026-10-15 | Enforcement | Counterfeit weight loss pens worth £2 million seized by MHRA and West Midlands Police | Yes |
| 2026-10-14 | Announcement | MHRA 2030 Strategy to modernise patient-centred regulation for the era of AI and personalised medicines | No |
| 2026-10-13 | Announcement | MHRA authorises Onswik (insulin efsitora alfa) for adults with type 2 diabetes | No |
| 2026-10-09 | Announcement | MHRA Chair Professor Anthony Harnden: Bringing our strategy to life – listening, learning, and looking ahead | No |
| 2026-10-07 | Announcement | MHRA approves catumaxomab to treat cancer-related fluid build-up in the abdomen | No |
| 2026-10-06 | Announcement | Government backs recommendations of NHS doctors-led AI Commission | No |
| 2026-10-01 | Announcement | MHRA joins global regulators in call to advance alternatives to animal testing | No |
| 2026-09-30 | Announcement | DIA and MHRA announce speaker line-up for inaugural global summit | No |
| 2026-09-24 | Enforcement | MHRA welcomes sentencing after fraud convictions over falsely certified medical devices | No |
| 2026-09-24 | Announcement | Five new commissioners appointed to the Commission on Human Medicines (CHM) | No |
| 2026-09-24 | Announcement | Professor Dame Anna Dominiczak, Professor Alison Strath, and Fiona Cochrane: Catalysing the medicines ecosystem in Scotland | No |
| 2026-09-23 | Announcement | MHRA approves lurbinectedin for adults with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer | No |
| 2026-09-02 | Drug safety update | Filters should be used during the administration of Parenteral Nutrition for patients in all care settings | No |

Source: gov.uk MHRA announcements feed and MHRA Drug Safety Update feed
How to read this tracker
“A rolling window is honest but it is not history. Items drop off this page after ninety days, so an absence here means the MHRA has not published on it recently, not that nothing has ever been published. Read the enforcement rows as evidence that illegal supply is actively prosecuted in the UK, and read a quiet period as ordinary rather than as reassurance about any particular seller.”

Methodology

  • Source: the gov.uk MHRA news and communications feed plus the MHRA Drug Safety Update feed, fetched on a schedule by a script in this repository. No item is written by hand.
  • Window: a rolling 90 days. Older items leave the table when they fall outside it.
  • Type: an item is a Drug Safety Update if it came from that feed. Otherwise it is classified as Enforcement when its title or summary refers to prosecution, sentencing, illegal or unlicensed supply, falsified or counterfeit product, seizure, or a formal warning. Everything else is an Announcement.
  • Relevance: an item is flagged relevant when the fetch matched it to a compound we track, or when its title or summary names a GLP-1 medicine, a weight-loss or obesity medicine, or a peptide.
  • Classification is by keyword and is deliberately generous. Read the linked gov.uk original before relying on any row, and treat our label as a signpost rather than a legal characterisation.

Last fetched 2026-10-28. PeptideClear is editorial. We do not prescribe, dispense or sell medicines.

Check it yourself: the official sources

PeptideClear is editorial. Nothing here replaces the regulator, and you should not take our word for any of it. These are the official UK destinations where the underlying position is published, free to read and open to anyone.

  • MHRA

    MHRA Products portal

    The Summary of Product Characteristics and Patient Information Leaflet for every medicine licensed in the UK. This is the authoritative document for what a medicine is licensed to do.

  • MHRA

    Drug Safety Update

    The MHRA monthly bulletin of safety advice for prescribers and patients. Where new risks and product information changes are formally announced.

  • MHRA

    Report a fake or illegally supplied medicine

    The MHRA route for reporting a website or seller supplying medicines illegally, and for reporting a product you believe is counterfeit.

  • Advertising Standards Authority

    CAP Code and ASA rulings

    The UK advertising rules, including the ban on advertising prescription-only medicines to the public, and the published rulings that show how they are applied.

  • World Anti-Doping Agency

    WADA Prohibited List

    The annually updated list of substances and methods banned in sport. Many research peptides sit under S0 or S2. UK Anti-Doping enforces it on tested athletes.

  • legislation.gov.uk

    Human Medicines Regulations 2012

    The legislation that defines what counts as a medicine in the UK, and what constitutes illegal supply. A product marketed with medicinal claims is regulated as a medicine regardless of how it is labelled.

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