Erectile dysfunction medicines seized in Glengormley

8 April 2011

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

A man was interviewed by department officers about illegally importing and subsequently supplying unlicensed impotence medications through the web.

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

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

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

Its senior enforcement workplace, Peter Moore, stated: "It is vital that we get the message throughout that unlicensed medications can be dangerous.

"These kinds of items being sold, usually online, have actually gone through no quality control and there can be no guarantee about their security.

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