18.12.2024
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
Five years as national single point of contact (SPOC) for Medicrime Convention
13.11.2024
Illegal slimming tablets or teas and detox products can contain undeclared harmful pharmaceutical substances such as sibutramine
28.08.2024
Swissmedic is issuing an urgent warning regarding slimming products and other supposedly natural products
26.03.2024
"Lemon Bottle" lipolysis solution is not approved for distribution in Switzerland and must not be sold or used
27.11.2023
Avvertenza concernente le importazioni di melatonina e DHEA da parte di privati
09.10.2023
The Regional Council in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany, has warned against the use of counterfeit Ozempic® pens
07.07.2023
Hospitalisations following use of falsified Ozempic pens – Swissmedic advises against purchasing medicinal products online and from unreliable sources abroad
21.04.2023
Man hospitalised after taking illegal erectile stimulants – Swissmedic issues warning about erectile stimulants from Internet sources
10.01.2023
Increase in illegal imports of nasal sprays and laxatives
31.05.2022
Due to a potential health risk, Swissmedic has issued a ban on the sale and distribution of lozenges containing sodium chlorite.
01.03.2022
Sodium chlorite products in the form of lozenges pose a considerable risk to health
07.01.2022
The marketing of products such as teas containing senna leaves and/or senna pods as foodstuffs is prohibited in Switzerland.
02.12.2021
Ten years ago, Switzerland was one of the first states to sign the Medicrime Convention.
02.11.2021
COVID-19: increase in illegally imported medicinal products
08.06.2021
Authorities worldwide have been checking for criminal online sales of medicines in a coordinated operation
04.05.2021
Licence holders required to check suppliers more rigorously
11.01.2021
If you purchase medicines or vaccines from an unregulated source you are putting your health at risk
19.11.2020
llegal importation of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA)
23.09.2020
Brazil is banning imports of medicinal products from three Turkish wholesalers due to trading in falsified medicinal products
22.09.2020
Experts worldwide warn against taking MMS
08.09.2020
Falsified Soliris 300 mg, batch 1000706, EXP. 07/2021 (The Swiss market is not affected)
01.05.2020
Officially licensed and controlled distribution channels are the only guarantee of safe, flawless-quality medicines
01.05.2020
Potentially inferior-quality products are increasingly being offered in Switzerland too
24.03.2020
In Schottland sind Fälschungen des Tierarzneimittels Micotil 300mg/ml Solution for Injection entdeckt worden.
03.03.2020
Swissmedic is issuing an urgent warning regarding the slimming products Esillaa and Alpiflor Tea
24.01.2020
Swissmedic is issuing a warning regarding the slimming product
28.10.2019
Swissmedic laboratory inspects illegal shipments of medicinal products in which tadalafil is the declared active substance
22.10.2019
Swissmedic is issuing a warning regarding the slimming product Esillaa.
23.10.2018
Successful operation against illegal online sales
20.04.2018
Dietary supplement with vitamins as liquid concentrate
04.03.2016
Counterfeit packs of the preparation Harvoni® have been discovered in Israel. The Swiss Agency for Therapeutic Products Swissmedic is working with other European authorities to establish whether Harvoni® packs with counterfeit contents have also been imported into other countries.
24.02.2016
Warning concerning the dangers of capsules sold on the website of "The Diennet Institute" (www.diennet.com)
18.06.2015
This year's "PANGEA VIII" week of action to combat illegal trading in medicines online
05.05.2015
Swissmedic has analysed 61 illegally imported slimming products to establish their contents. The outcome is perturbing.
19.11.2009
National medicines regulators, police and customs have extensively collaborated in this global campaign.
28.08.2009
Die Anwendung von Tierarzneimitteln muss die Bestimmungen des Gesundheitsrechts erfüllen.
28.03.2009
Results of the analysis carried out in the Swissmedic laboratory
