MHRA Safety Roundup: October 2025

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MHRA Safety Roundup

October 2025

This month's Safety Roundup includes:

Drug Safety Update on Isotretinoin – updates to prescribing guidance and survey of services
Device Safety Information on BD BodyComm™ version 3.3 software used for BodyGuard infusion pumps, BodyGuard-T and T34 syringe drivers: Important steps to manage transition to Windows 11
Drug Safety Update on #MedSafetyWeek (3-9 November 2025): A call to action to improve patient safety
Letters, medicines recalls and device notifications sent to healthcare professionals in October 2025
News and guidance on:
- Reminder of the risk of incorrect dosing when switching between different drug formulations
- Patient safety essay writing competition 2025 for medical students and foundation doctors now open
- Side effects from drug interactions to be predicted by AI before reaching patients

October's Safety Roundup is now available to read as a downloadable document or on the GOV.UK website

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