{"id":7489,"date":"2022-02-27T12:10:45","date_gmt":"2022-02-27T12:10:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irelandinarabic.org\/?p=7489"},"modified":"2022-02-27T12:16:39","modified_gmt":"2022-02-27T12:16:39","slug":"health-products-regulatory-authorityhpra-warns-the-public-of-the-dangers-of-buying-illegal-medicines-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irelandinarabic.org\/?p=7489&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Health Products Regulatory Authority(HPRA) warns the public of the dangers of buying illegal medicines online"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) has issued a warning against buying medicines online, the public should  be aware of the dangers of buying medicines online from unreliable sources, it is not only about people wasting their money on a fake  or counterfeit product , but it is potentially more dangerous Much more than that,  because these drugs cause significant risks of side effects that clearly affect human health.<\/p>\n

The large number of illicit drugs discovered in 2021 is very worrying and when combined with the 2020 number it means that more than 3.2 million units were seized over that two years ” said Mr Grainne Power Director of the Health  Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA<\/p>\n

Members of public  are a ware of the health risks associated with purchasing medicines from  unreliable on line sources and should only buy medicines from authorized sources , stressing that the agency works closely with  An Garda S\u00edoch\u00e1na and Revenue\u2019s Customs Service  and with Customs to combat the supply of illegal medicines to  Ireland . <\/p>\n

 The authority has issued an advisory on the dangers associated with purchasing prescription   drugs online, which can be found at hpra.ie.<\/p>\n

This comes as more than 1.6 million units  of counterfeit drugs have been seized by HPRA.<\/p>\n

 Among the illegal drugs  that have been confiscated over the past 12 months and  have been circulated are .<\/p>\n

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  • Sedative medicines \u2013 741,492 units<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    • Anabolic steroids \u2013 204,843 units<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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      • Analgesic medicines \u2013 161,670 units<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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        • Erectile dysfunction \u2013 103,816 units<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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          • 28,302 units of Ivermectin<\/li>\n
          • – Mean while , 56, 302 units of COVID- 19 drugs were confiscated<\/li>\n
          • Also , over the past  year , 461 commerce website were closed  down that were found to be selling illegal and counterfeit drugs  according to the annual HPRA report. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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            Source: Irish Sun <\/p>\n

             Categories : News- Ireland <\/p>\n

            Tags :  Buy Mediciens Online ## Fake Medicines## Health Products Authority ## HPRA##<\/p>\n

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            Fatma Salem <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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