Erectile dysfunction medicines took in Glengormley

8 April 2011

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

A male was talked to by department officers about illegally importing and consequently providing unlicensed impotence medicines via 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 performed by the department's Medicines Regulatory Group.

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

"These kinds of items being sold, generally online, have undergone no quality assurance and there can be no warranty about their safety.

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