The endless spams that we receive persistently through our email inbox has become a nuisance. But, for some unsuspecting ones, this proved more than just nuisance.

They are sometimes complelled to be hospitalizations or experiencing life-threatening situations. While high-value, life-style drugs make up most of the online transactions of such drug purchases, FDA recently presented cases which involved Ambien, Xanax, Lexapro, and Ativan online purchases but received a product that suspected to contain haloperidol, a powerful anti-psychotic.

Some reported cases of consumers who took them required emergency treatment for symptoms such as muscle spasms and stiffness, which can be side effects of haloperidol.

-- Press release: http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2007/NEW01564.html

-- Photos of suspect drugs: http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/news/photos/haloperidol.html

-- Information on buying medicines online: http://www.fda.gov/buyonline/

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