UK clinical trial into puberty blockers on hold after medicines regulator steps in
by Nadeem Badshah from on (#73QFK)
Recruitment of children for study delayed after MHRA warns that participants should be no younger than 14
A clinical trial into puberty blockers for children has been paused after the medicines regulator warned it should have a minimum age limit of 14 because of the unquantified risk" of long-term biological harms".
Discussions between the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and the trial sponsor, King's College London, will begin next week to discuss the wellbeing concerns, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) said on Friday evening.
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