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Health Products Regulatory Authority. (2022) Health Products Regulatory Authority annual report 2021. Dublin: Health Products Regulatory Authority.

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The role of the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) is to protect and enhance public and animal health by regulating medicines, medical devices and other health products.

Under our enforcement programme: pg. 24

– The HPRA detained 1,604,589 dosage units (including tablets, capsules and vials) of falsified and other illegal medicines in 2021, compared to 1,610,295 dosage units in 2020. The products detained included sedatives (46%), anabolic steroids (13%), analgesics (10%) and erectile dysfunction medicines (6%). In total, 10,596 enforcement cases were initiated, compared to 8,043 in the previous year.

Item Type
Report
Publication Type
Irish-related, Report
Drug Type
All substances
Intervention Type
Harm reduction, Crime prevention
Date
2022
Pages
89 p.
Publisher
Health Products Regulatory Authority
Corporate Creators
Health Products Regulatory Authority
Place of Publication
Dublin
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