Official Statistics

Quarterly reports on the import of unlicensed medicines

Details and statistics on the import of unlicensed medicines from March 2014 onwards.

• From: Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
• Published: 22 April 2015
• Last updated: 15 September 2026
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  1. 15 September 2026

     New document added.

  2. 16 December 2025

     Published 'Annual summary report for importation of unlicensed medicines - 2024'

  3. 15 March 2019

     Updated with Import Notifications of 1 Oct to 31 Dec 2018

  4. 19 December 2018

     Added summary reports for three quarters of 2018.

  5. 24 January 2017

     Summary reports for importation of unlicensed medicines for January - September 2016 added to the page.

  6. 19 April 2016

     Added summary report for importation of unlicensed medicines 1 October 2015 to 31 December 2015.

  7. 22 January 2016

     Added: Summary report for importation of unlicensed medicines: 1 July 2015 to 30 September 2015

  8. 10 December 2015

     Added: Summary report for importation of unlicensed medicines: 1 April 2015 to 30 June 2015

  9. 22 April 2015

     First published.

Documents

Annual summary report for importation of unlicensed medicines - 2025

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Annual summary report for importation of unlicensed medicines - 2024

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Summary report for importation of unlicensed medicines 1 October to 31 December 2018

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Summary report for importation of unlicensed medicines 1 July to 31 September 2018

PDF, 333 KB, 12 pages

Summary report for importation of unlicensed medicines 1 April to 30 June 2018

PDF, 326 KB, 12 pages

Summary report for importation of unlicensed medicines 1 January to 31 March 2018

PDF, 333 KB, 12 pages

Summary report for importation of unlicensed medicines 1 July to 30 September 2016

PDF, 466 KB, 15 pages

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Summary report for importation of unlicensed medicines 1 April to 30 June 2016

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Summary report for importation of unlicensed medicines 1 January to 31 March 2016

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Summary report for importation of unlicensed medicines 1 October 2015 to 31 December 2015

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Summary report for importation of unlicensed medicines: 1 July 2015 to 30 September 2015

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Summary report for importation of unlicensed medicines: 1 April 2015 to 30 June 2015

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Summary report for importation of unlicensed medicines: 1 January to 31 March 2015

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Summary report for importation of unlicensed medicines: 1 October 2014 to 31 December 2014

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Summary report for importation of unlicensed medicines: 1 July 2014 to 31 September 2014

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Summary report for importation of unlicensed medicines: 1 April 2014 to 31 June 2014

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Summary report for importation of unlicensed medicines: 1 January 2014 to 31 March 2014

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Details

Use this report if you want detailed information on the import of unlicensed medicines. The reports contain:

• statistical data on the volume of import notifications under SI 2012/1916
• the most frequently notified products (by generic name)
• performance statistics for the notification system
• updates on important topics

Previous reports are available on the National Archives website.