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02 July 2010 | Updated 10 December 2010 /Retail and online sale
OTC medicines and release for sale outside pharmacies
In consultation with the Licensing Committee, the Danish Medicines Agency has adopted a new practice, describing when an over-the-counter (OTC) medicine is released for sale outside pharmacies.
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14 October 2010 /Retail and online sale
Global operation targeting illegal and counterfeit medicines
More than 40 countries have taken part in an international week of action targeting the online sale of counterfeit and illegal medicines to raise awareness of the associated health risks, resulting in arrests across the globe and the seizure of thousands of potentially harmful medicines.
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27 January 2010 /Retail and online sale
Updated warning against counterfeit Alli® from the USA
In continuation of the Danish Medicines Agency's warning on 19 January 2010 against counterfeit versions of the weight-loss product Alli®, the Danish Medicines Agency would like to bring attention to the latest information on the counterfeit product.
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19 January 2010 /Retail and online sale
Warning against counterfeit Alli® from the USA
The Danish Medicines Agency warns any consumers who have purchased the weight-loss product Alli® via American websites of the risk that the product may be counterfeit, and that the counterfeit version contains an active substance not listed on the package.
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23 November 2009 /Retail and online sale
Global operation against illegal medicines takes down more than 70 websites
A global operation against illegal medicine has taken down more than 70 illegal websites,and a total of 22 individuals are currently under investigation for a range of offenses.
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01 October 2009 /Retail and online sale
Warning: Counterfeit Viagra® sold on Danish website
The Danish Medicines Agency strongly warns against buying Viagra® on the Danish-language website www.6medicin.com/www.6medicin.dk. Analyses carried out by Pfizer (which manufactures genuine Viagra®) have proven that the Viagra® packages sold on www.6medicin.com/www.6medicin.dk are counterfeit. They are not manufactured by Pfizer.
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01 May 2009 /Retail and online sale
The pursuit of a better sex life can be detrimental to your health
It is easy to find and buy potency-enhancing pills on the internet. Unfortunately, many of them are not approved by the authorities. This means that they may be detrimental to your health.
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28 April 2009 /Retail and online sale
Tamiflu®: Beware of counterfeits!
As early as Saturdag, the first spam e-mails offering Tamiflu® were circulated, only shortly after the first reports on swine influenza in Mexico had reached the media.
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16 February 2009 /Retail and online sale
Campaign: Avoid dangerous weight-loss products on the internet!
Today, the Danish Medicines Agency launches a campaing against dangerous weight-loss products (containing e.g. ephedrine). The reason is that these products represent a major health risk to consumers and have already resulted in serious adverse reactions.
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23 December 2008 /Retail and online sale
Campaign: Avoiding dangerous erectile dysfunction drugs on the internet
It's very easy to find and buy anti-impotence pills on the internet. Unfortunately, many of them are not approved by the authorities. This means that they may be extremely harmful.
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30 April 2008 /Retail and online sale
Warning: Counterfeit packages of Cipralex® found in Pakistan
The Danish Medicines Agency has been made aware that the counterfeit Cipralex® packages have been found in pharmacies in Pakistan. The counterfeit version of Cipralex®, 10mg, pack size 14 tablets, looks like the original packages, yet there are certain differences between the counterfeit and original version.
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21 August 2007 /Retail and online sale
Major increase in medicinal products seized by customs
The volume of counterfeit medicinal products seized by EU customs controls has increased dramatically in 2006 according to a report from the European Commission.
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15 August 2007 /Retail and online sale
Sale of stop-smoking aids at restaurants and cafés
Since 15 October, restaurants and cafés have had the opportunity to sell stop-smoking aids, e.g. nicotine chewing gum and nicotine patches.
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29 June 2007 /Retail and online sale
Thresholds for the total amount of active substance in certain medicinal products sold in general sales outlets
In Denmark, it is permitted to sell certain over-the-counter medicinal products in non-pharmacy outlets (these products fall within dispensing group HF).
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06 June 2007 /Retail and online sale
Counterfeit versions of the medicinal product Zyprexa® found in Great Britain
The British Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)today issued a drug alert in response to finding of counterfeit versions of the medicinal product Zyprexa® (olanzapine) 10mg tablets in the UK supply chain.
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06 June 2007 /Retail and online sale
Counterfeit versions of the medicinal products Plavix® and Casodex@ found in Great Britain
The British Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued drug alerts in response to findings of counterfeit versions of the medicinal products Plavix® (clopidogrel) 75 mg tablets and Casodex® (bicalutamide) in the UK supply chain.
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20 April 2007 /Retail and online sale
Warning: Counterfeit versions of the medicinal product Tertensif® found in Bulgaria
Counterfeit versions of the medicinal product Tertensif® (indapamide) 1.5 mg enteric-coated tablets have been found at pharmacies and distributors on the Bulgarian market.
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02 April 2007 /Retail and online sale
Warning: Counterfeit Xenical® sold via the internet
On the website www.europharmacies.com, a Norwegian consumer has ordered the prescription-only medicinal product Xenical® (orlistat). A subsequent analysis has shown that the product is a counterfeit version of the original medicinal product Xenical®.
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26 March 2007 /Retail and online sale
Warning: Counterfeit Cipralex® found in Egypt
Counterfeit versions of the medicinal product Cipralex® (Escitalopram) 10 mg tablets, 28 pieces in blister packs have been found at a pharmacy in Egypt.
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27 February 2007 /Retail and online sale
Changed basic range of over-the-counter medicinal products
The Danish Medicines Agency has changed the basic range of the over-the-counter medicinal products from 16 to 9 over-the-counter products. The basic range has been changed based on studies of the liberalisation of over-the-counter medicinal products showing that some products are hardly sold at all, such as nicotine patches.
