UK Claims World First With ‘Point Of Care’ Manufacturing Rules

MHRA Says New Rules Will Increase Availability Of Innovative New Products

The MHRA says its proposals for a new, tailormade regulatory regime for personalized medicines manufactured at the point of care are evidence of its “intent to move away from a common perception of regulators as a progress blocker to a progress enabler.”

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Products Manufactured At Point Of Care usually have a shelf life of few hours, minutes or less. • Source: Shutterstock

The UK’s medicines regulator has proposed a new, unique framework to oversee the safety, quality and effectiveness of innovative medicines that are manufactured at the point of care (POC).

POC is an emerging area of innovation and the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency said its proposed framework was...

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