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Statistical data

10.02.2023

Illegal imports 2022: many confiscated shipments contained erectile stimulants

Number of illegally imported therapeutic products has decreased

21.02.2022

Illegal imports 2021: Swissmedic seizes significantly more packages than in 2020

Buying prescription-only medicinal products online from unknown sources is risky

04.03.2021

Illegal imports of medicinal products in 2020: medicines from the internet are still in demand

Slightly fewer medicinal products imported illegally into Switzerland

19.03.2020

International Operation PANGEA week: Authorities confiscate 48,564 shipments of illegal pharmaceuticals worldwide

The number of medicinal products ordered online and illegally imported into Switzerland is declining.

05.03.2020

Illegal imports of medicinal products 2019: simplified procedure proves its worth

Number of confiscated shipments more than doubled

02.05.2019

Statistics illegally imported medicinal products 2018

Am häufigsten werden nach wie vor Potenzmittel illegal importiert

08.02.2018

Statistics illegally imported medicinal products 2017

In 2017, 1,060 shipments of illegally imported therapeutic products were seized, including medically important medicinal products that are subject to strict prescribing limits.

07.03.2017

Illegally imported medicinal products in 2016: major risk among prescription-only medicines

Press release

09.06.2016

"PANGEA" week of action: Rise in illegal medicinal product imports into Switzerland halted

Press release

25.02.2016

Illicit trade in medicines: Fewer slimming products, more sleeping tablets and tranquillisers

In 2015, Swiss customs reported 1,134 cases of illegally imported medicinal products to Swissmedic, the Swiss Agency for Therapeutic Products.

https://www.swissmedic.ch/content/swissmedic/en/home/humanarzneimittel/market-surveillance/medicinal-products-from-the-internet/statistical-data.html