#hpra

# hpra - Monday 25 September, 2017



# On The Rise

# On The Rise

Viagra, steroids and antibiotics among €850,000 worth of medicines seized this year

Sep 25th 2017, 1:28 PM 12,207 Views 14 Comments

The number of medicines seized this year is treble that of 2016.

# hpra - Monday 18 September, 2017



# Prolapse

# Prolapse

Irish women take legal action over 'razor blade' vaginal mesh implants

Sep 18th 2017, 6:15 AM 79,069 Views 12 Comments

Women have reported issues such as headaches, lack of energy, discharge, bleeding and pain years after their surgery.

# hpra - Thursday 9 March, 2017



# Illegal Medicines

# Illegal Medicines

Steroids, growth hormones and erectile dysfunction pills worth €2 million seized in Donegal

Mar 9th 2017, 6:55 PM 15,239 Views 33 Comments

Over 60,000 vials labelled as anabolic steroids were seized.

# hpra - Friday 10 February, 2017



# Green Light

# Green Light

Health authority recommends medicinal cannabis to be made available for "specified conditions"

Feb 10th 2017, 9:01 AM 15,465 Views 133 Comments

It has been recommended in the treatment of conditions such as multiple sclerosis and epilepsy.

# hpra - Thursday 26 January, 2017



# Recommendation

# Recommendation

'Medicinal cannabis could be made free of charge'

Jan 26th 2017, 3:05 PM 19,887 Views 45 Comments

The Oireachtas Health Committee has made several recommendations in its report on medicinal cannabis.

# hpra - Monday 9 January, 2017



# Botox

# Botox

Dublin beautician faces trial accused of illegally providing botox-like treatment

Jan 9th 2017, 3:40 PM 28,153 Views 0 Comments

She is being prosecuted by the HPRA.

# hpra - Sunday 30 October, 2016



# Kildare

# Kildare

Genesis II Church 'bishop' fined €4,000 for making and marketing 'autism cure'

Oct 30th 2016, 6:15 AM 13,156 Views 40 Comments

Genesis II says it is a health and hearing church which does good deeds and enlightens others with the truth.

# hpra - Friday 11 December, 2015



# Dodgy

# Dodgy

Arsenic and lead found in high-end counterfeit make-up destined for Ireland

Dec 11th 2015, 1:54 PM 15,040 Views 16 Comments

Fake versions of MAC, Urban Decay and Benefit products were identified.

# hpra - Saturday 24 October, 2015



# CAREFUL

# CAREFUL

Parents warned over harmful face paints ahead of Halloween

Oct 24th 2015, 7:30 AM 10,900 Views 7 Comments

High levels of heavy metals have been found in some brands of children’s cosmetics.

# hpra - Monday 20 July, 2015



# Animal Testing

# Animal Testing

225,000 animals used for scientific testing in Ireland, in a single year

Jul 20th 2015, 9:00 PM 20,250 Views 86 Comments

Animals used in scientific procedures included rabbits, dogs, pigs and ferrets.

# hpra - Wednesday 1 July, 2015



# Stay Safe

# Stay Safe

Here is how much sun cream you need to not get burnt

Jul 1st 2015, 4:16 PM 32,548 Views 21 Comments

The Health Products Regulatory Authority have given some guidelines on staying safe in the sun.

# hpra - Thursday 25 June, 2015



# Toxic

# Toxic

Irish man dies after taking slimming pills he bought online

Jun 25th 2015, 4:02 PM 28,983 Views 33 Comments

Two separate investigations are now underway.

# hpra - Thursday 18 June, 2015



# Holy Moly

# Holy Moly

Thousands of 'unreliable or dangerous' erectile dysfunction pills seized in past week

Jun 18th 2015, 4:00 PM 9,906 Views 32 Comments

Medicines worth over €430,000 were confiscated during the Interpol-led operation.

# hpra - Monday 8 June, 2015



# Food Intolerance

# Food Intolerance

Test claiming to solve Irish health problems through saliva swab under scrutiny

Jun 8th 2015, 6:01 AM 17,848 Views 25 Comments

TheJournal.ie investigates claims made by Irish-registered DNA home-kit company as consumer watchdog launches probe.

# hpra - Wednesday 3 June, 2015



# Lariam

# Lariam

New risk to drug used by soldiers not mentioned on watchdog website

Jun 3rd 2015, 3:16 PM 12,204 Views 4 Comments

A new possible side effect of Lariam, which is prescribed as an anti-malarial to members of the Defence Forces, was issued last year.

# hpra - Wednesday 11 February, 2015



# Europe

# Europe

Baby wipes, shower gel and makeup on harmful products list

Feb 11th 2015, 9:36 AM 50,322 Views 24 Comments

The Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) has flagged around 200 items.

# hpra - Monday 8 September, 2014



# Frozen

# Frozen

Irish public warned to beware of rogue Botox practitioners

Sep 8th 2014, 7:00 AM 7,119 Views 13 Comments

The warning comes after a woman was fined €6,000 for performing Botox treatments on customers at her salon.

# hpra - Thursday 7 August, 2014



# False Alarm

# False Alarm

There is a brand of pregnancy test that may be giving false positives

Aug 7th 2014, 10:25 AM 17,793 Views 14 Comments

Uh oh….

# hpra - Wednesday 30 July, 2014



# Seizures

# Seizures

Epilepsy drug for children recalled over contamination risk

Jul 30th 2014, 1:47 PM 8,289 Views 14 Comments

The Health Products Regulatory Authority said this is just a precautionary measure and patients do not have to return packs to their pharmacy.

# hpra - Saturday 12 July, 2014



# Protect Yourself

# Protect Yourself

Is spraying sun cream on our kids doing them more harm than good?

Jul 12th 2014, 7:00 AM 20,848 Views 26 Comments

The FDA is investigating whether this product is harmful as people may accidentally breath in dangerous chemicals.

More stories...