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15/03/2012
Illegal Medicines Seized Across NI
Significant amounts of unauthorised medical products worth thousands of pounds have been seized in Northern Ireland, it has been revealed.
The Medicines Regulatory Group has revealed that a number of searches particularly of Polish stores uncovered unauthorised medicines.
Peter Moore, Senior Medicines Enforcement Officer said:"We have visited a significant number of Polish convenience store outlets throughout Northern Ireland and where contraventions of the legislation for which we have a responsibility were identified, medicines were seized and shop owners have been given formal warning and advice on this occasion”.
Head of MRG, Professor Mike Mawhinney commented: “It is vital that we get the message across that unlicensed medicines can be dangerous and we will continue with our regulatory activities to ensure that all those selling medicines do so in strict accordance with the law.”
All offending products which were found to be unauthorised for sale in the UK will be destroyed.
(LB)
The Medicines Regulatory Group has revealed that a number of searches particularly of Polish stores uncovered unauthorised medicines.
Peter Moore, Senior Medicines Enforcement Officer said:"We have visited a significant number of Polish convenience store outlets throughout Northern Ireland and where contraventions of the legislation for which we have a responsibility were identified, medicines were seized and shop owners have been given formal warning and advice on this occasion”.
Head of MRG, Professor Mike Mawhinney commented: “It is vital that we get the message across that unlicensed medicines can be dangerous and we will continue with our regulatory activities to ensure that all those selling medicines do so in strict accordance with the law.”
All offending products which were found to be unauthorised for sale in the UK will be destroyed.
(LB)
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