Neha Raju
14 Oct 2022 · Coroner Anna Loxton · Surrey
This report repeats 2 earlier warnings, and was raised again 1 time later. See the linked reports.
The coroner's concerns
1. freely available lethal quantities of online purchase
“is freely available to be purchased from the internet in lethal quantities for delivery within the UK”
Linked reports
Identical hazardConfidence 0.90 · high
Earlier report
“The evidence in this case demonstrated how easy it is for individuals to obtain large amounts of medication (including those normally deemed to be 'prescription only' drugs) over the internet.”
This report
“is freely available to be purchased from the internet in lethal quantities for delivery within the UK”
Identical hazardConfidence 0.90 · high
Earlier report
“- is available to be purchased in lethal quantities from a UK website for less than £5:00, again without restriction.”
This report
“- is freely available to be purchased from the internet in lethal quantities for delivery within the UK”
Identical hazardConfidence 0.92 · high
This report
“is freely available to be purchased from the internet in lethal quantities for delivery within the UK”
Later report
“The substance is readily available to purchase online without the need for any explanation of the purchaser's intended use for the substance”
Responses
2022-0319-Response-from-Department-of-Health-and-Social-Care.pdf ↗· Department of Health and Social Care
Stated action
“The MHRA have advised that they are responsible for regulating the substance used in this case, when it is used as a licensed medicine, in the form of a solution for injection. It is a prescription only medicine and has an indication for cyanide poisoning. This substance in other forms is used in other sectors, such as food manufacturing. However, when the purchase of this substance over the internet is not a licensed medicine, or counterfeit medicine, it is not within the remit of the MHRA.”