fake anti-depression drug also used for insomnia kills young paramedic - four pills

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15095056

Roy Lambden: "I don't want another family to go through what we've been through"

It is being bought online by those who want to stay up all night studying.

Last December a young paramedic, Lorna Lambden, was having trouble sleeping after her shifts. She bought an anti-depression drug also used for insomnia.

It is thought she took fewer than four pills, but was found dead. Her father, Roy, told the BBC on Thursday the medicine "stopped her heart".

"You don't realise the dangers of prescription drugs. There's a reason there is a prescription."

He blamed the illegal online pharmacies, and said: "It's no different from selling hard drugs. It's become so easy to buy prescription drugs rather than booking an appointment with a doctor."

"I don't want another family to go through what we've been through. Those drugs are too readily available, it's too easy for people to take them. If people don't buy them those companies will go out of business."

The MHRA's advice is simple: Do not buy anything off the internet without a prescription. Legal internet pharmacies should always ask for one