In order to prevent illegal drug sales online, the Department of Health has taken the initiative to put keywords such as "aphrodisiac" and "weight loss" on well-known portals such as Yahoo and Google. Qi Ruofeng, chief of the Food and Drug Administration, said that according to the survey of the World Health Organization, 10% of the drugs sold worldwide are counterfeit and inferior drugs, and the proportion of counterfeit and inferior drugs used in developing countries is as high as 25%. It is estimated that the illegal income of counterfeit and inferior drugs is as high as $32 billion every year. Among them, the output of counterfeit and inferior drugs in Chinese mainland ranks first in the world, and about192,000 people die every year due to taking counterfeit and inferior drugs.
It is illegal to sell drugs online, and it is also forbidden to sell medical materials, including condoms, OK Zhang Liqi, sphygmomanometer, instant saliva containing drugs and other medical devices. Recently, the Department of Health found that many cunning sellers often leave messages on auction platforms or their own blogs and discussion forums, saying that they provide "purchase or group purchase" services. "Interested parties please contact by private letter, MSN or telephone" or leave a message directly in "whisper" (only the moderator can see it).
Others marked "No mention of * * * product trading service", but left the link website of the product purchase method, and even taught people the purchase steps in detail when the content of the product webpage is not in the native language. These behaviors have already involved violating the provisions of the Pharmaceutical Affairs Law, so don't let people be deceived.
At present, according to the regulations, non-drug dealers are not allowed to sell drugs, and the network is a virtual space, so you can't apply to be a drug dealer. Therefore, unlicensed drug dealers are not allowed to sell drugs online. Violators who violate Article 27 of the Pharmaceutical Affairs Law shall be fined NT$ 30,000 to NT$ 654.38 and NT$ 500,000.
It may also violate Article 65 of the Pharmaceutical Affairs Law: "Non-pharmaceutical operators may not advertise drugs. And fined 200,000 yuan to 5 million yuan; In addition, those who sell drugs and medical equipment that have not been approved by the Department of Health of the Executive Yuan may face criminal responsibility of imprisonment of not more than 10 years and a fine of not more than NT$100000.
Faced with the proliferation of drugs sold online, the Department of Health has also launched a drug information network (website: druginfo.tmu.edu), which provides physical appearance identification information of 5,200 drugs and 18 most common counterfeit drug identification maps (website: doh.gov/cht/medicine.) for all nursing and medical personnel and the public to inquire. In addition, a special mailbox for reporting illegal drugs has been set up: [mailbox? Protected] and free service telephone number: 0800-058-828, for the public to report and consult.