Prosecutions (medicines)

Details of sentences for those convicted of a criminal offence are published on this page.

Prosecutions under medicines legislation are usually tried in the Crown Court. Prosecutions are also brought under other legislation, where appropriate.

In accordance with guidance, the information on individual convictions will be kept published on this page for a month, after which it will be removed.

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Peter Lockerbie
Following information received from Essex Trading Standards in August 2005 relating to the sale of Kamagra, the MHRA set up an intelligence investigation into Peter Lockerbie who was suspected of supplying Kamagra.

In October 2005, a test purchase was made by the MHRA where eight Kamagra tablets were purchased. Following the forensic analysis of the purchased products, it was found they contained sildenafil, the active ingredient contained in Viagra.

During March 2006 warrants were executed at an address in Durham and a quantity of Kamagra, sialis and tadalafil, along with promotional material, was seized by MHRA investigators.

During an interview under caution Mr Lockerbie admitted supplying an unlicensed medicinal product claiming that he “did not realise that it was illegal”.

On 15 January 2010 Peter Lockerbie of 5 St Pauls Court, Derwent Water Road, Gateshead, NE8 2HS pleaded guilty to two offences relating to selling a medicinal product (namely Kamagra) which is not on the general sales list contrary to s52 and s67(2) of the Medicines Act 1968.

At the hearing at Newcastle Crown Court Mr Lockerbie was fined £150 for each of the offences and ordered to pay costs of £1,000 to the MHRA within 28 days.


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