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Buying medicines online can be a risky business as there are many illegally operating websites

This website is here to help protect you from criminals who might sell you dangerous fake medicines, steal your identity and/or commit online fraud

Buying medicines online can be a risky business as there are many illegally operating websites

This website is here to help protect you from criminals who might sell you dangerous fake medicines, steal your identity and/or commit online fraud

  • Buyer Beware

    The sale, supply or purchase of prescription medicines online is not permitted in many countries throughout Europe.
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  • Falsified Medicines

    Falsified medicines are dangerous.


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Fact

  • The global market in falsified medicines is estimated at 75 – 200 billion USD per annum3.

  • The law enforcement Operation Pangea IX 2016 coordinated by police authorities, customs and health authorities in 103 countries, targeted illicit online sale of medicines and medical devices. 4,932 illegal websites were suspended and 393 arrests made. Raids on illegal pharmacies with 334,000 parcels inspectedwith170,340detained. Products seized included slimming tablets, malaria and cholesterol treatments, erectile dysfunction treatments, anti-hair loss treatments and nutritional products worth over $53m and over 270,000 medical devices worth $1.1m. Fake cancer treatments were seized in Myanmar2.

  • 97% of websites offering medicines for sale are illegal (globally). In Italy 100% are illegal1.

  • At any time, 30000 illegal pharmacies are online1.

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1. LegitScript 2017 Data on file www.legitscript.com
3. Estimates by Deloitte

2. Pangea VIII

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Educational Patient Safety Campaign

This campaign is operated by the European Alliance for Access to Safe Medicines, a not for profit patient safety organisation. This campaign is supported by an educational grant donated by Bayer, Pfizer and Lilly. To find out more about our work to combat the global crime of falsified medicines, please visit www.eaasm.eu.

For more information about falsified medicines online, visit the Alliance for Safe Online Pharmacy in the EU, at www.asop.eu.

Stay Safe Online

Buying medicines online is a risky business. This website is here to help protect you from criminals who might sell you dangerous fake medicines, steal your identity and/or commit online fraud.

This website can help you avoid the risks posed by illegal traders and falsified medicines.

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