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Over 750,000 illegal medicine units detained in Ireland at 2025

Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) Ireland regulatory authority announced Over 750,000 illegal medicine units detained in one year.

Ahmed Dawood March 29, 2026 0 views

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%)