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20 December 2012 /Retail and online sale
Warning against VigRX TM For Men and Viapro
The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration and the Danish Health and Medicines Authority warn against a number of products that are illegal and potentially dangerous to consumers' health. The products include both food supplements and unauthorised medicines.
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11 September 2012 /Retail and online sale
Repeated warning against the scam company Helse Danmark
Many Danes use glucosamine for joint pain, but thousands are tricked into buying glucosamine illegally from Helse Danmark, which operates the website sundeled.dk and other websites. Consumers who buy illegal medicines risk getting a fine of DKK 2,500. In this specific case, several Danes report that they have also been threatened with debt collection when they tried to return the illegal medicine to Helse Danmark.
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25 April 2012 /Retail and online sale
MaxiMenPills – an illegal potency-enhancing product
An analysis performed by the Danish Health and Medicines Authority of the potency-enhancing product MaxiMenPills, previously marketed by a Danish online shop, has established that the product contains two active substances, which are not declared on the package.
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30 March 2012 /Retail and online sale
Skin lightening cream - illegal medicine containing corticosteroid
The Danish Health and Medicines Authority has received information about the dangerous skin lightening cream 'Bio Claire - Lightening Body Creme' sold by Danish online shops.
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27 March 2012 /Retail and online sale
Illegal potency-enhancing drug in Denmark: Viamax Pure Power
The Danish National Board of Health has received information about the dangerous potency-enhancing product Viamax Pure Power, which is sold by Danish online shops. Viamax Pure Power is not an authorised medicinal product, and we therefore warn consumers not to use the product. We advise consumers who have taken Viamax Pure Power to stop using it and to contact their doctor if they have any concerns. The illegal medicinal product may be handed over to a pharmacy for destruction.
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15 March 2012 /Retail and online sale
Reply to US media concerning Caremed ApS and the Avastin case
A number of US media have contacted the Danish National Board of Health with questions about the Danish company Caremed ApS in connection with the case of counterfeit 400 mg Avastin that was found on the US market.
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27 February 2012 /Retail and online sale
Record number of illegal drug imports in Denmark in 2011 – erectile dysfunction drugs represent one third
In 2011, the Danish Medicines Agency together with Post Danmark and SKAT (the Danish tax authorities) retained altogether 8,174 parcels with illegally imported medicines whose actual content is often unknown. This is almost twice as many as in 2010, and around one third of the parcels contained erectile dysfunction drugs.
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17 February 2012 /Retail and online sale
Counterfeit Avastin is not distributed in Denmark
On Tuesday 14 February, the FDA warned against using Avastin 25 mg/ml. The counterfeit Avastin is not distributed in Denmark.
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01 February 2012 /Retail and online sale
Prescriptions issued by emergency service doctors limited to seven days in Denmark
As of 10 February 2012, the prescriptions issued by emergency service doctors in Denmark will only be valid for 7 days from issuance of the prescription. The period of validity is shortened to reduce the risk that outdated prescriptions are dispensed by mistake.
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08 November 2011 /Retail and online sale
Still more types of illegal medicine sold in creative packages online
Over the past six months, the Danish Medicines Agency has withheld an increasing number of different products in customs. Many of them appear to be common food products or food supplements, but in fact they contain medicine, and this is not written on the package. For example, it can be sachets with powder that can be added to juice or milkshakes – or coffee with medicine in it.
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30 September 2011 /Retail and online sale
Global operation strikes at online sale of illegal and counterfeit medicines - "Operation PANGEA IV"
In the past week, more than 165 regulatory authorities from 81 countries took part in "Operation PANGEA IV", a global action against online trading of counterfeit and illegal drugs. The operation sets out to raise awareness about the risks associated with buying medicines on the internet and through joint efforts to bring these offences to justice.
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18 July 2011 /Retail and online sale
Scam company behind sundeled.dk still makes empty threats of debt collection
Since our warning in April against the scam company behind the website sundeled.dk, calling itself Helse Danmark A/S, the number of seized packages of glucosamine sent to Denmark illegally from the scam company in Singapore has dropped to almost none. Helse Danmark A/S is not registered in Denmark. The Danish Medicines Agency considers the company to be fake and has reported sundeled.dk to the police for illegal sale of medicines.
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01 July 2011 /Retail and online sale
Pharmacies must now inform customers of the cheapest medicine
A new regulatory amendment ensures that Danish pharmacies will always inform customers of the cheapest medicine when they buy prescription-only medicines.
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21 June 2011 /Retail and online sale
Pharmacists and pharmaconomists qualified outside Denmark can participate in an EU competition
At the Danish Medicines Agency, we assess the qualifications of foreign pharmacists and pharmaconomists who apply for authorisation to work at a Danish pharmacy. The EU Commission and the upcoming Polish EU Presidency are presently looking for real-life stories from citizens who have experience from living and working abroad.
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27 May 2011 /Retail and online sale
Warning against the websites vitamarket.net and vitanatural.net
The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration and the Danish Medicines Agency warn against two almost identical websites vitanatural.net and vitamarket.net, which are selling a number of products that are illegal and may be dangerous to consumers. The marketed products concern food supplements, unauthorised medicines and doping agents.
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27 May 2011 /Retail and online sale
Online application for authorisation to sell medicines outside pharmacies
We now launch the possibility for online submission of applications for authorisation to sell non-pharmacy restricted medicines for retailers outside the pharmacy sector. Application for and renewal of authorisations take place easily and securely on DKMAnet, the Danish Medicines Agency's access-controlled portal.
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11 May 2011 /Retail and online sale
Annual report on the inspection of retail sale of OTC medicines 2009-2010
In our report for 2008-2009, we made a number of critical remarks about the pharmacies' OTC outlets where we found too many deficiencies: expired medicines, possibility of self-service, medicines mixed with other goods, staff which did not know the rules, etc. We are therefore pleased with the figures for 2009-2010, which show that many pharmacies and their OTC outlets have acted on our criticism.
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22 April 2011 /Retail and online sale
Warning against sundeled.dk – the scam company Helse Danmark A/S
Thousands have been deceived into purchasing glucosamine illegally from the website sundeled.dk. In addition to the risk of a DKK 2,500 fine for purchasing illegal medicines, several Danes have been threatened with debt collection by the company behind the website.
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04 April 2011 /Retail and online sale
Danish pharmacies now accept foreign prescriptions
From 1 April 2011, Danish pharmacies accept prescriptions issued by a physician or dentist in another EU country, Norway or Iceland.
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21 December 2010 /Retail and online sale
The Danish Medicines Agency warns against illegal version of Pregnyl
The pharmaceutical company Missionpharma A/S has alerted the Danish Medicines Agency that an illegal version of the medicine Pregnyl is in circulation.
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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.
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21 April 2006 /Retail and online sale
Warning: Illegal copy of the medicinal product Cialis® sold on the internet
An illegal copy of the medicinal product Cialis® is sold on several websites under the name 'Sialis'. The illegal copy is either sold as 'Sialis' or as 'generic Cialis'
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