How to Recognise Authentic Official Tabex

COUNTERFEIT TABEX IS A GROWING PROBLEM

Understand the risks behind this warning

Counterfeit Tabex is being offered by unauthorised retailers with increasing frequency. Reported problems include fake products, further payments taken without permission and orders that never arrive.

An offer may come from a standalone webshop, a private individual or a marketplace account. Establish who is behind it and whether you are dealing with an identifiable business. Take particular care with suppliers based outside Bulgaria. The seller and the transaction deserve your attention alongside the packaging.

Keep your records and act on unauthorised charges

Retain your invoices, receipts and the details of the website you ordered from. These records help establish what you bought and who supplied it if a discrepancy arises later.

If you notice repeated charges you did not authorise, contact your bank or credit card provider promptly and report them.

Revisit our website or communication channels periodically for updates about product features and security measures, so that you can keep your checks current.

Purchase through our Official Tabex website

Buy only through our Official Tabex website or from a pharmacy in Bulgaria. Your safety and satisfaction are the reasons we provide these checks and ensure the authenticity of the Tabex we supply.

Check the Tabex packaging and contents

Begin by comparing the information on the outer box with the blisters inside. These checks help you distinguish the authentic product supplied by Official Tabex from counterfeits.

Official Tabex box, blister packs and patient information leaflet

The Tabex pack contains 100 tablets in blister strips and a patient information leaflet.

Inspect the branding and Braille

Look for the Tabex name in English on one side of the packaging and in Bulgarian Cyrillic on the other. The Cyrillic side must also carry Braille writing.

English side of the blue Tabex box from Sopharma Bulgaria

English labelling on the blue Tabex box from Sopharma Bulgaria.

Bulgarian side of the Tabex box with Cyrillic lettering and Braille

The Bulgarian side of the Tabex box carries Cyrillic lettering and raised Braille.

Check the batch markings and barcode

The outer box must clearly display a lot number and an expiry date. Every blister inside must carry matching details, imprinted into the material, or debossed.

Look for an EAN barcode on the outer packaging as part of your inspection.

Batch number and expiry date printed on the Tabex box

Example of the batch and expiry markings on a Tabex box.

Embossed batch number and expiry date on a Tabex blister pack

Batch and expiry details are embossed into the blue blister pack.

EAN barcode on the blue Tabex box from Sopharma Bulgaria

The EAN barcode is printed on the end of the Tabex box.
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