The UK Border Agency report that last year they seized Eight and a Half Million fake Viagra tablets before they could enter the UK supply chain. This massive haul shows how the UKBA are protecting the public from often dangerous medicines, many of which have been ordered over the internet from companies that seem genuine at first sight, and appear to offer really fantastic value for money.
This size of haul proves the point we make about orders placed with offshore companies being very expensive when they never arrive and there is no way of recovering the money spent from the criminal gangs who use these businesses to launder their ill-gotten gains, or just to rip off the unsuspecting customer.
Mick Deats, Head of Enforcement for the MHRA, said, “One of our priorities at the MHRA is to protect people from the dangers of sourcing medicines from unregulated websites and the MHRA will continue to work with the UKBA in doing this." Clinic Europe advise people wanting to source via the internet to take the following precautions:
Check that there is a UK bricks and mortar address given on the site that can be verified.
Make sure that the contact details given are full and true.
Check Companies House for the name of the company that owns the website.
Look for the identity or number of the pharmacy used to supply the prescription.
Expect to be given details of the prescribing doctor with their GMC number once the order is dispatched and on its way to you.
Ensure that you are given a means to contact the doctor should you need to.
If the price is comparatively too low be very suspicious!
Brodie Clark, Head of Border Force for the UK Border Agency, said: “The seizures made at our two major postal operations in Coventry and Mount Pleasant relate to goods ordered online by British consumers.” This amounted to 2.35 million tablets. It really is not worth the risk, which could be your health or even your life. Clinic Europe congratulate the combined efforts of the UKBA and the MHRA to keep our country safe.
