Erectile dysfunction medicines seized in Glengormley

8 April 2011

Large amounts of unlicensed medicines have actually been seized by Department of Health officials throughout a search of a home in Glengormley.

A male was talked to by department officers about unlawfully importing and consequently supplying unlicensed impotence medications via 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 Regulatory Group.

Its senior enforcement workplace, Peter Moore, said: "It is vital that we get the message across that unlicensed medications can be harmful.

"These kinds of products being offered, normally online, have gone through no quality control and there can be no assurance about their safety.

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