Medical Devices

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Examples of Permitted Listings

Reminder: all listings and products must comply with all applicable laws and regulations.

Certain medical devices that do not require medical prescription nor assistance by a health care provider, and provided they are manufactured in compliance with law, appropriately described and labeled and not otherwise restricted
Breathalyzers
Reading glasses, cosmetic contact lenses, and (provided that the listing includes information about the power, base curve and diameter) corrective contact lenses.
Pulse oximeters
Outdoor medical kits that do not contain any prohibited component
Personal sound amplification products (PSAPs)

Examples of Prohibited Listings

Used medical devices
Products that require a prescription, sale by a registered pharmacist, or a medical professional's supervision or direction for their use
Anesthesia machines
Apnea monitors
Auto-diagnosis tests
Pregnancy and fertility tests, blood glucose tests, HIV detection tests and Covid-19 detection tests (antigens and antibodies test), except if sold through pharmacies with the assistance and advice of a pharmacist. For the sake of completeness, we suggest that you add your license number to your seller information page
Products intended to restrain the movement of a person with disability, dementia or other medical condition
Blood transfusion equipment
Bone saws
Catheters
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) devices and accessories
Dental bridges, crowns, ceramics and polymers
Dental alloys, burs and filling materials
Devices which claim to predict the gender of unborn babies
Dialysis equipment
DNA tests or paternity tests
Drill bits
Excavators and chisels
Eye electromagnets
Feeding pumps, infusion pumps and intra-aortic balloon pumps
Hearing aid systems
Hygienic face masks (except from pre-approved sellers)
Implantable devices
Incubators
Insulin pumps
Needles sold alone or included in other devices
Neuro-endoscopes
Orgone accummulators
Orthopedic nails and plates
Oxygen concentrators
Pacemakers
Phototherapy devices intended for treating skin disorders
Prescription eyewear (other than reading glasses)
Pulp testers
Reamers
Refractors
Rife Machines
Silicone implants
Stents and shunts
Suction equipment
Surgical equipment such as clamps and lasers
Tracheal tubes
X-Ray equipment
Xrroid devices
Zappers

Please note: sellers who list prohibited items or content can have their selling permissions removed, either temporarily or permanently.

Related Amazon Help Pages

Additional Useful Information

Website of the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA): http://www.mhra.gov.uk/#page=DynamicListMedicines
UK General information: https://www.gov.uk/topic/medicines-medical-devices-blood/medical-devices-regulation-safety
UK helpdesks: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/contact-mhra
Brexit guidance can be found here: Regulating medical devices in GB and NI from 1 January 2021
Business Companion website, which contains guidance on UK product compliance rules: https://www.businesscompanion.info/en/get-started

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