MHRA set to reclassify glucosamine supplements
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Executive Summary
High-strength glucosamine food supplements sold in the UK will now be classified as medicines and require a marketing authorisation after the country’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) introduced tighter regulations for such products.
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