Erectile dysfunction medicines took in Glengormley

8 April 2011

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

A man was talked to by department officers about unlawfully importing and consequently supplying unlicensed impotence medications by means of the internet.

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

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

The search was carried out by the department's Medicines 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 types of items being sold, typically online, have undergone no quality assurance and there can be no warranty about their safety.

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