--- title: 'Regulatory Daily Summary: What Happened on October 18, 2026' headline: UK regulator consults on spare adrenaline nasal sprays in schools description: The proposal would add nasal sprays to schools’ existing option of stocking spare adrenaline auto-injectors. url: https://thebench.bio/news/regulatory/2026-10-18 topic: regulatory date: '2026-10-18' covers: - '2026-10-18' date_published: '2026-10-19T00:00:39Z' date_modified: '2026-10-19T00:00:39Z' tags: - Regulatory sources: 1 publisher: TheBench.Bio --- # Regulatory Daily Summary: What Happened on October 18, 2026 **UK regulator consults on spare adrenaline nasal sprays in schools** The proposal would add nasal sprays to schools’ existing option of stocking spare adrenaline auto-injectors. ## Today in brief The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency opened a consultation on allowing schools to keep spare adrenaline nasal sprays for emergencies. [1] Schools could stock sprays, auto-injectors, or both, with trained staff administering the medicine to children known to be at risk of anaphylaxis. [1] ## The day in numbers - **8 weeks**: Length of the consultation, which closes December 14, 2026. [1] ## Also published - [CDRH’s FY 2027 Proposed Guidances: Shorter Lists, Focused on Software and AI](), FDA Law Blog ## Sources 1. [MHRA consults on proposals to allow schools to keep spare adrenaline nasal sprays on site](), MHRA, 2026-10-18 --- TheBench.Bio wrote this from the reporting cited above, with a language model drafting and editing. [1]: