Erectile dysfunction medications took in Glengormley

8 April 2011

Large quantities of unlicensed medicines have actually been taken by Department of Health authorities during a search of a home in Glengormley.

A male was interviewed by department officers about illegally importing and consequently providing unlicensed impotence medicines through the internet.

The 47-year-old was likewise questioned about other medication offenses.

He will now be the topic of a report to the Public Prosecution Service.

The search was carried out by the department's Medicines Regulatory Group.

Its senior enforcement workplace, Peter Moore, said: "It is crucial that we get the message throughout that unlicensed medicines can be hazardous.

"These types of being offered, usually online, have actually undergone no quality assurance and there can be no guarantee about their safety.

"You simply do not understand what you are taking or the conditions these products were made in. More importantly, you do not understand the impact drugs like this might have on your health."