Check if a website can legally sell medicines online in Northern Ireland

You can search the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) register to check if a website is allowed to sell medicines in Northern Ireland.

You can search the register by the business:

  • name
  • company number
  • website address

All websites that sell medicines to the public in Northern Ireland must display the Distance Selling Logo.

You can no longer search the MHRA register to check websites selling medicines in England, Wales and Scotland. You can check if an online pharmacy is registered with the instead.

Before you start

You can if:

  • you think it鈥檚 doing something illegal
  • the EU common logo is not displayed
  • it鈥檚 selling prescription medicines but it鈥檚 not a pharmacy

MHRA will investigate your report.

If you鈥檙e in England, Wales or Scotland, you should report any concerns about a supplier to the .

Contact MHRA

Contact MHRA if you have a problem using this service.