It was set up in April 2003 from a merger of the Medicines Control Agency and the Medical Devices Agency.It is the government agency which is responsible for ensuring that medicines and medical devices work,and are acceptably safe.They have an executive agency of the Department of Health.They regulates a wide range of materials from medicines and medical devices to blood and therapeutic products/services that are derived from tissue engineering.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is the government agency which is responsible for ensuring that medicines and medical devices work,and are acceptably safe.They enable greater access to products,and the timely introduction of innovative treatments and technologies that benefit patients and the public.They aim to make as much information as possible publicly available.
For more information, please visit http://www.mhra.gov.uk