Medicines Board halts web sales of prescription drugs

DRUGS investigators have closed down four overseas websites for illegally selling medicines to people in Ireland.

The action by the Irish Medicines Board (IMB) follows an Irish Examiner investigation earlier this year into the hidden dangers of buying medicines online.

The investigation found that rogue websites are selling medicines like anti-depressants, the sex drug Viagra and valium without asking any questions about the purchaser who would be required to have a prescription to purchase such items here.