Key Summary
- A nurse in Portadown was fined £720 for illegally keeping and advertising prescription medicines.
- Authorities found drugs at her home clinic that were meant to be sold without proper approval.
- Officials warn the public that buying medicines from unsafe sources can be dangerous.
A 44-year-old nurse at Portadown was fined £720 for unlawful possession of prescription medicines and advertising them.
The nurse, Nafeyka Chavdarova, has pleaded guilty for nine offences under the medicines regulations, Belfast Live reported.
The Department of Health’s Medicines Regulatory Group (MRG) had searched Chavdarova’s house, which also operated as an aesthetics clinic.
The MRG officials found a range of illegal prescription medicines, including injectable Botulinum toxin type A, Hydroxocobalamin, Hyaluronidase and Lidocaine, kept for sale or supply.
In addition, they also established that the defendant had been unlawfully advertising prescription medicines.
The punishment was finalised at Craigavon Magistrates Court on Wednesday (18).
Peter Moore, Senior Medicines Enforcement Officer with the Department of Health, warned people against buying drugs from dubious sources as it could have serious health consequences.
