According to the latest data from the Health Products Regulatory Authority (#HPRA):
𝟕𝟔𝟑,𝟎𝟐𝟕 dosage units seized in 2025
Nearly 𝟏𝟒,𝟎𝟎𝟎 individual shipments intercepted
+𝟏𝟖𝟎% increase in consignments vs 2024
But here’s the real signal
Smaller shipments, higher frequency → direct-to-patient flow is rising
GLP-1 products exploded from 𝟏,𝟓𝟖𝟐 → 𝟒𝟖,𝟕𝟓𝟐 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐬
Pregabalin detentions doubled to 𝟓𝟗,𝟗𝟎𝟓 units
𝐓𝐨𝐩 𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬:
𝐒𝐞𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬: 205,270 detained units (27%)
𝐄𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐝𝐲𝐬𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 103,185 detained units (14%)
𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐢𝐝𝐬: 94,647 detained units (12%)
𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐬/𝐬𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠: 65,148 units detained (9%)
𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐬 40,669 units detained (5%)