General requests relating to penal law
For general enquiries relating to penal law, you can use the following e-mail address: strafrecht@swissmedic.ch
File a report
Any person is entitled to report criminal offences to a prosecuting authority.
Offences for violations of the Therapeutic Products Act can be reported to Swissmedic (Criminal Law Division) or a police station (Art. 19 para. 1 VStrR; SR 313.0).
A criminal complaint can be sent to Swissmedic by post (see address on the right) or by e-mail (strafrecht@swissmedic.ch) and should contain the following information:
- A chronological statement of the main facts. It is not the responsibility of the prosecution authorities to search through the files submitted to it looking for criminal conduct.
- Specific details of who behaved unlawfully, and when, where and how this took place.
- A full description and – if available – enclosure of the available evidence (original or photocopy).
- Enclosure of any existing correspondence regarding this matter.
- Names of witnesses, if available and known (last name, first name, address, telephone number).