With Pharma funding the MHRA, can the EWG Report be Fully Independent ?

” Yes we had a (Primodos) review, but I’m not sure we can call that ‘independant’ “

Yasmin Qureshi MP calls into question the independence of the MHRA in its central role on the expert working group (EWG), for their report on the use of hormone pregnancy tests (HPTs) and adverse effects relating to pregnancy including possible birth defects.

Westminster Hall debate, 23 April 2019. Video reference.

My colleague @YasminQureshiMP chair of our MPs group on the Primodos scandal making impassioned speech that challenges the failings of the Expert Working Group in looking at new stats and new evidence from meta analysis by Professors Henegan & Vargesson.

— Gordon Marsden MP (@GordonMarsden) April 23, 2019

More information

• 2018 Studies :
  • Oral hormone pregnancy tests and the risks of congenital malformations: a systematic review and meta-analysis, F1000Research, 31 Oct 2018, 7:1725, DOI:10.12688/f1000research.16758.1.
  • The Primodos components Norethisterone acetate and Ethinyl estradiol induce developmental abnormalities in zebrafsh embryos, Nature, 13 Feb 2018, DOI:10.1038/s41598-018-21318-9.
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