Especially erection enhancers in illegally imported medicines

Erection enhancers are the most illegally imported drugs, followed by sleeping pills and tranquilizers. Nearly half of illegal imports come from India. Swissmedic warns of health risks, especially when ordering online.

These “medicines” imported from abroad often contain no active ingredients or contain incorrectly declared active ingredients, as the Swiss Medicines Institute Swissmedic wrote in a statement on Thursday.

The authority regularly warns against purchasing medicines from questionable sources, especially online stores. because you are endangering your health and supporting criminal networks. In addition, the safe use of prescription medicines requires personal specialist advice in advance.

Of the 6,659 illegal drug imports seized by the Federal Office for Customs and Border Security (BAZF) last year on behalf of the Swiss Institute for Therapeutic Products Swissmedic, almost 3,000 came from India, the federal government said in a statement on Thursday. However, the shipping and production countries of the illegal products are constantly changing.

The simplified procedure was used for 90 percent of seized illegal pharmaceutical shipments: It allows Swissmedic and the BAZG to use certain preparations and active ingredients, in particular illegal erection enhancers, slimming products and psychotropic medications. withdraw from circulation and destroyed to protect the health of the buyer.

The Federal Office for Customs and Border Security conducted nine criminal proceedings and submitted 263 reports to the cantonal authorities regarding the illegal import of drugs containing narcotics. (saw/sda)