The Irish Medicines Board is investigating shops selling body-building supplements that should be licensed as medicine.
This investigation is centred around products that claim to enhance training energy and strength.
These supplements are available over the counter and are being used by young people.
Cases are being built against shops selling supplements, which the Irish Medicines Board says should only be sold in pharmacies as medicines.
The board is looking at 500 possible breaks of medicinal product legislation ranging from weight loss products to body building supplements.
