The site is up and running: the partnership between F.I.G. (Farmacia Italiana Genova) and Driada Medical will begin in 2026, as widely announced in THIS ARTICLE. In this press release, we will explain all the details, the reasons behind this move, and what will change as a result. HAPPY 2026 to everyone!
2025: the year of the raw materials crisis – 2026: changes for rebirth
If you are not up to date with general market trends, we kindly invite you to read THIS PRESS RELEASE, which was widely discussed during 2025.
2025 was an extremely complex year for the steroid and PED market and, more generally, for the UGL pharmaceutical industry. Several factors contributed to this situation, including the introduction of import duties in the United States, the strengthening of armed controls on the export of raw materials from China, and the unfortunate connection between some API manufacturing laboratories and the fentanyl market.
Between the end of 2024 and the beginning of 2025, a severe shortage of certain key raw materials began, such as Masteron, Primobolan, and other secondary molecules. During 2025, the situation progressively worsened, eventually extending to virtually all raw materials, including testosterones.
Farmacia Italiana Genova (F.I.G.) has always managed this emergency by putting the interests of its customers first. As you know, F.I.G. manufactured, tested, and distributed its own F.I.G. brand products internally. Even in the face of shortages of certain raw materials, we moved well in advance to source the best molecules still available on the market, incurring extremely high costs without ever increasing the final price of our products. Molecules that were truly unavailable were simply marked as out of stock, unlike other operators who continued to sell products with incorrect or non-compliant contents.
Unfortunately, during 2025, the situation deteriorated further, and the only viable option to ensure continuity, quality, and reliability was to form alliances with larger international companies capable of ensuring greater availability of raw materials while maintaining adequate quality standards.
After months of negotiations, travel, and extensive testing, Farmacia Italiana Genova has therefore begun a collaboration with Driada: initially limited to the supply of products that are temporarily out of stock at our store and, as already announced some time ago in THIS ARTICLE, it is set to evolve into a full partnership starting in 2026.
F.I.G. and DRIADA: details of the partnership.
We would like to remind our most loyal customers (who may be hesitant about this partnership) that we have acted entirely in the interests of our customers to safeguard the quality and safety of the products we sell.
To ensure the sale of products in Italy and to our customers in particular, we have (temporarily) closed the F.I.G. production brand in order to promote solely and entirely DRIADA-branded products.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND:
- For those who have doubts about the quality of Driada's production, it is important to know that since the end of 2025, our best production technicians have been working directly alongside the DRIADA production lines, with the aim of optimizing products according to F.I.G. quality standards.
- ALL batches ordered through our website WILL BE TESTED by chemists at Farmacia Italiana Genova (F.I.G.) in Italy, in order to guarantee their compliance with the quality standards (≥97%) that we have always ensured over the years.
- The entire DRIADA catalog—meaning all Driada products on our website—is offered at a LOWER price than the same items sold on the official Driada website or other sales channels. This is possible thanks to a specific agreement designed to protect and benefit our customers.
- This collaboration, which many customers refer to as a "switch to Driada,"may be temporary and will depend heavily on developments in the raw materials market. Should the situation return to normal, F.I.G. will resume the production and direct distribution of its products, as it has always done in the past.
- IMPORTANT: From now on, F.I.G. will handle orders from our website and database, order payments, processing, and batch testing. DRIADA will handle production, SHIPPING, and LOGISTICS.
What changes: the PROS and CONS (READ CAREFULLY – IMPORTANT)
PROS:
- A much larger catalog with the addition of products such as SARMS, PEPTIDES of all kinds, and many other supplements.
- Much more competitive prices: as production volumes are much higher, prices can be lower despite the shortage of raw materials; furthermore, thanks to an agreement with DRIADA itself, the products on sale on our website will be on average cheaper than the same products on the Driada website and other websites.
- You can order 365 days a year, unlike before when we had to take breaks and/or restock due to circumstances beyond our control.
- Option to pay by SEPA instant transfer
- Single-dose vials for injectable steroids in addition to the classic 10 ml multi-dose vials
- Much faster restocking times and many more alternatives to any out-of-stock products.
- Rest assured that behind the well-known DRIADA products are the production technicians at F.I.G., with their experience and guaranteed quality.
- Accurate product testing by F.I.G. on every batch destined for our customers.
- Better payment options than Driada itself: orders and payments will continue to be managed by us from Italy, and we can continue to guarantee payment by SEPA bank transfer, credit card on an Italian account, Neteller, and, of course, Bitcoin. Cash on delivery will NO longer be possible.
- Possibility of selling and shipping abroad: whereas previously we could only ship within Italy, we now accept orders and ship to: Italy, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Samorenia, and Spain.
- Much more discreet and secure shipments: the packaging will be specially "disguised" to go unnoticed during any checks or by prying eyes.
- Possibility of much more frequent promotions and discounts.
CONS:
- Longer shipping and delivery times: once payment has been received and verified, there will be approximately 3 working days of processing and shipping will take approximately 5 to 20 working days for delivery (sometimes less, but these are the official courier figures). The shipment is traceable.
- Higher processing and shipping costs: due to the use of superior packaging (which is much safer and more discreet) and a much larger catalog, processing is more expensive. Processing and shipping have increased to €27 per order, partly due to the very high costs of importing raw materials.
- Cash on delivery will no longer be possible because shipments will be handled by Driada and payments by F.I.G.
- Since product manufacturing and shipping are managed by DRIADA, the FIG WhatsApp chat no longer serves a purpose. However, you will still be able to chat LIVE on the website with an AI agent (chat button at the bottom right) trained and educated to answer any type of question, or you can use the Contact Form and we will get back to you.
CONCLUSIONS:
In general, we remind you that:
- This situation is not ideal for many, but keep in mind that if you want products tested in Italy, there is currently no alternative. If things return to how they were, F.I.G. will also return to operating normally as it always has.
- We would like to remind you that F.I.G. continues to manage the most "sensitive" aspects for which you have always trusted us: orders, payment of orders from Italy, product testing, and production supervision.
- DRIADA will mainly handle order shipping, so F.I.G. is no longer directly responsible for logistics.
- If you see other websites selling products that are currently unavailable on the market, BE CAREFUL: we have joined forces with DRIADA with our terms and conditions to protect our customers. Many fake, poor-quality, and under-dosed products are still on the market and still being sold on other websites.
