Medication Seized by Customs: what is the law regarding buying meds over the Internet

[thefires]

Hello all ,
Recently i took advantage of the cheap medication from abroad,and bought some through a Online Pharmacy that ship to Ireland (and Worldwide).

2 weeks later i received a letter from Customs saying they had found a package containing Medication from abroad which is Illegal?(????)
and that the Irish Medicines Board will be in touch soon.

Just wondering if anyone else have this problem and what is the law regarding buying meds over the Internet and how can i go about getting my shipment

Kind Regards
Gareth

[mathepac]

You can take it that you won't get your shipment. A licence is required to import prescription medications.

[rob30]

what was the medication, blood pressure, cholesterol medication or a controlled drug? makes a big difference to the gravity of the situation!

[ajapale]

Have a look here: irishhealth.com as far as I know importing prescription drugs into Ireland without a licence is illegal.

[willam26]

Recently i took advantage of the cheap medication from abroad my self

4 weeks later i received a letter from Customs saying they had found a package containing Medication from abroad which is Illegal?(????)
and that the Irish Medicines Board will be in touch soon. just wondering will i get fined for trying to do this or what will happean

[bond-007]

Usually a written warning. If you are caught again, prosecution. Depends on what the drugs were.

[Smashbox]

What medicines was it?

[chrisboy]

My guess is viagra or the such..

[Smashbox]

Ha

You can't import perscription meds - thats silly!

you really don't know what is put into them. Can you not get a script off the doc?!

[willam26]

Originally Posted by bond-007

Usually a written warning. If you are caught again, prosecution. Depends on what the drugs were.

the drugs were 90 finasteride tablets they are use for cureing male hair baldness

[willam26]

Originally Posted by Smashbox

What medicines was it?

the drugs were 90 finasteride tablets they are use for cureing male hair baldness

[mathepac]

Originally Posted by willam26

the drugs were 90 finasteride tablets they are use for cureing male hair baldness

Prescription only for male hair loss and prostate cancer - http://www.vhi.ie/hfiles/hf-817.jsp

[rmelly]

is there an echo in here?

[Killter]

I got one myself. Ordered Seretide for asthmatic. Got a letter from Customs saying the goods were seized. I rang the number and quoted the reference number on the back. I got through to some brain dead idiot who harped on and on. He said theyll be sending out more info and a questionaire - i told him to keep it.
Looks like the pharamcists have it wrapped up. Typical of this country.

[Smashbox]

Over 60% of medicines purchased over the internet are fake or substandard, a report has revealed.

The report revealed that:
-95% of online pharmacies are operating illegally.
-94% of pharmacy websites do not have a named, verifiable pharmacist.
-Over 90% of websites supply prescription-only medicines without a prescription.
-86% of online pharmacy ‘approval stamps’ are fake.

People living in Ireland are not permitted to import - or have sent to them via the post – prescription-only medicines for personal use. It is vital that people understand they should not purchase medicines from internet sites. They should also understand there are possible health risks associated with using these products.

So, in short, if you dont have a licence, and things are picked up in the post, they will be stopped. You will lose the goods and may get a fine, or worse depending on the amount.

[willam26]

Recently i took advantage of the cheap medication from abroad my self

4 weeks later i received a letter from Customs saying they had found a package containing Medication from abroad which is Illegal?(????)
and that the Irish Medicines Board will be in touch soon.they the drugs were 90 finasteride 1 mg tablets they are use for cureing male hair baldness just wondering will i get fined for trying to do this or what will happean

[steph1]

Why do you keep repeating your posts?

[mathepac]

Originally Posted by rmelly

is there an echo in here?

Plural.

[bond-007]

Originally Posted by steph1

Why do you keep repeating your posts?

I think someone doesn't understand how the internet works.

[leghorn]

Over 60% of medicines purchased over the internet are fake or substandard, a report has revealed.

The report revealed that:
-95% of online pharmacies are operating illegally.

I'd like to know who commissioned that report.

99% of online 'pharmacies' are probably spammers selling fake viagra or that herbal crap. I'm sure this must skew the results somewhat.