Coleraine beautician fined for unlawful possession with intent to supply unauthorised prescription medicines
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A 24-year-old Coleraine woman appeared at Coleraine Magistrates court today for offences in breach of the Human Medicines Regulations, 2012.
Alana Dalton of Kenton Drive, Coleraine received fines totaling £1500 plus a £15 offender levy.
The five charges before the court related to the unlawful possession of unauthorised prescription medicines which were intended for sale or supply. These included 48 syringes of dermal fillers containing lidocaine, saline, adrenaline, hyaluronidase, and an adrenaline epi pen.
The Court heard that in August 2024 enforcement officers from the Department of Health's Medicines Regulatory Group (MRG) visited the defendant’s home at Kenton Drive, Coleraine where they discovered and seized a range of unlawfully held prescription medicines intended for sale or supply from the address, which was operating as an aesthetics and beauty treatment outlet.
Peter Moore, Senior Medicines Enforcement Officer with the Department of Health who directed the investigation said: "I would urge people to consider the implications of buying medicines from dubious or unregulated sources – there is no way of knowing what you are buying is what you think it is, and this can have serious consequences for your health. People should be alert to unusually cheap prices, treatments offered in domestic settings, or practitioners who cannot provide proper credentials."
Aaron McKendry, Interim Head of Medicines Regulatory Group, added: “The Department is committed to taking all possible steps to combat this type of activity.
"It is vital that people take prescription only medicines after consultation with their GP, pharmacist or other healthcare professional who have access to patient health records and can consider the risks and benefits associated with every medicine.”
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