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in Mrs. Bergeron's liver sample would be considered highly toxic, and would have resulted in the numerous physical symptoms experienced by Mrs. Bergeron," the report said.

"We are trying to get more information from her computer to see if we can find out what she thought she was getting,'' Stanton said. The website that sold the pills has since shut down. But health experts say fake pharmacies are an ongoing scam.

The report makes no recommendations, but calls the sale of counterfeit drugs on the Internet a "complex and emerging health-care problem."

"If you order from these sites, you may get counterfeit drugs with no active ingredients, drugs with the wrong ingredients, drugs with dangerous additives, or drugs past their expiry date. Even if these drugs do not harm you directly or immediately, your condition may get worse without effective treatment," Health Canada warns on its website.

Health Canada, the RCMP, and the Food and Drug Administration continue to investigate Bergeron's death.


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