June 30, 2010 1:29 PM

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Ireland Medical authorities seize large number of unauthorised medicines

Medical authorities in Ireland seized a large number of unauthorised medicines during 2009, most of them sourced from India. Among the products that arrived by mail and were seized included those containing active substances such as Diazepam, Tadalafil (used for the treatment of erectile dysfunction) and testosterone and weight-loss products. The Irish Medicines Board initiated 3,729 enforcement cases in relation to medicines, the majority of which related to the importation of prescription-only medicine via mail order. Reports from Dublin said that the total amount of unauthorised medicines seized last year represents a 19 per cent rise in 2008 figures. Almost half a million tablets and capsules were seized by IMB staff in conjunction with Revenue's Customs officers as well as 1,650 packs of liquids, 449 packs of creams and 3,582 packs of assorted unauthorised products. The majority of unauthorised products supplied in Ireland originated in India.

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