Reverse drug distribution in Poland

Abstract

The trade and distribution of drugs or medicines (the two terms are used interchangeably in the paper) has been evolving throughout the history of European pharmacy. In order to ensure that EU citizens are safe, certain legislative measures had to be taken to prevent the illegal trade in drugs. The problem that affects the Polish pharmaceutical market is the illegal export of medicines. The article attempts to analyse the so-called reverse drug distribution, doing so by employing the dogmatic legal method. The paper ends with de lege ferenda suggestions.

Keywords

• drug trade
• medicine trade
• pharmaceutical crime
• pharmaceutical wholesaler
• retail pharmacy