Erectile dysfunction medications took in Glengormley

8 April 2011

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

A male was spoken with by department officers about illegally importing and consequently supplying unlicensed impotence medications by means of the internet.

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

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

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

Its senior enforcement office, Peter Moore, stated: "It is crucial that we get the message across that unlicensed medicines can be dangerous.

"These kinds of items being sold, usually 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."