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<p>The Ministry of Justice publishes information on prosecutions and convictions by
detailed offence and figures relating to the offence “Sell or supply adulterated medicinal
products or falsifying medical products” can be found in the Principal offence proceedings
and outcomes by Home Office offence code data tool available at:</p><p> </p><p><a
href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/888344/HO-code-tool-principal-offence-2019.xlsx"
target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/888344/HO-code-tool-principal-offence-2019.xlsx</a></p><p>
</p><p>The data tool can be filtered by ‘Detailed offence’, for the above offence.
Filter to the following:</p><p> </p><p>“Sell or supply adulterated medicinal products
or falsifying medical products (triable either way offences)”</p><p> </p><p>In 2016
there were 4 convictions for the offence of selling or supplying adulterated medicinal
products or falsifying medical products. In 2017 and 2018 there were 0 convictions
for this offence; and there was 1 conviction in 2019.</p><p> </p><p>Please note that
prosecutions and convictions relating to the offence of the sale or distribution of
counterfeit pharmaceutical products may fall under some separate summary offences
other than the one mentioned above, but these cannot be separately identified.</p>
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