Information

18.12.2024

Successful operation in control campaign against illegal trading in medicinal products

Swissmedic, the Federal Office for Customs and Border Security (FOCBS) and Swiss Sport Integrity (SSI) confiscated one quarter of more than 1,000 consignments checked

16.12.2024

Swissmedic: Vital hub in the joint campaign to combat therapeutic products crime

Five years as national single point of contact (SPOC) for Medicrime Convention

13.11.2024

Swissmedic warns: Illegal "Slimming preparations" and "detox products" can make you ill

Illegal slimming tablets or teas and detox products can contain undeclared harmful pharmaceutical substances such as sibutramine

28.08.2024

Supposedly herbal products

Swissmedic is issuing an urgent warning regarding slimming products and other supposedly natural products

26.03.2024

Swissmedic issues warning about the illegal medicinal product "Lemon Bottle" lipolysis solution

"Lemon Bottle" lipolysis solution is not approved for distribution in Switzerland and must not be sold or used

27.11.2023

Warning about imports of melatonin and DHEA by private individuals

Self-prescribed use of sleep hormones or supposed "anti-ageing" products can be harmful to health

31.10.2023

Operation Pangea XVI: International campaign against falsified and illegally imported medicinal products

Authorities checked shipments of medicinal products worldwide from criminal online sales

09.10.2023

Falsified Ozempic diabetes medication in circulation

The Regional Council in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany, has warned against the use of counterfeit Ozempic® pens

07.07.2023

Swissmedic issues warning about falsified Ozempic pens

Hospitalisations following use of falsified Ozempic pens – Swissmedic advises against purchasing medicinal products online and from unreliable sources abroad

21.04.2023

Swissmedic issues warning about erectile stimulants from online sources

Man hospitalised after taking illegal erectile stimulants – Swissmedic issues warning about erectile stimulants from Internet sources
https://www.swissmedic.ch/content/swissmedic/en/home/humanarzneimittel/market-surveillance/medicinal-products-from-the-internet/warnings-related-to-medicinal-products-from-the-internet.html