There is still a high risk of medication and illegal drugs. Their distribution increases nationwide, again the pharmacists of Austria warn again. In 2024, 7147 programs with a total of 378,109 fake and other illegal drugs were seized. This is an increase in attacks compared to six percent compared to 2023.
Although there was a decrease in the amount of medication that was taken around 50 percent, this value is at a high level at a long -term average. This is the result of the Product Pirate Report 2024 of the Federal Ministry of Finance.
“Significant health hazard”
“These figures are disturbing. Fake and illegal medication not only cause economic damage, they also pose a considerable danger to people’s health, because they are often not prepared in accordance with the prescribed recipes and often contain dangerous ingredients. They are ideally invalid,” says Raimund Podroschko, vice -president.
In contrast to the prohibition according to the Media -Tart, such medicinal products are ordered and then introduced by private individuals in the distance sales, for example via the internet. “Behind it are usually unscrupulous shop makers who act almost entirely in the underground economy. The products are produced, stored and transported under circumstances that do not approach the applicable standards of the pharmaceutical industry,” continues Prodrochko.
Potention agents still a hit
According to the current product pirate report, the leader in the medicines and health preparations that have been picked up in customs are still products from both products and for fertility-enhancing products, followed by sleep and a calming agent, as well as anti-pain and inflammatory medicines.
Profession: only buy medicines in the pharmacy
The president of pharmacists appeals to the population: “Only buy medicines in the pharmacy, smugglers and
Source: Krone
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