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Government regulators are investigating after a Coventry-registered company sold a prescription-only acne medication online.Government regulators are investigating after a Coventry-registered company sold a prescription-only acne medication online.
The Turkey-based firm said it had sold Roaccutane in the UK for 10 years.The Turkey-based firm said it had sold Roaccutane in the UK for 10 years.
Campaigners have called for more research into the drug but regulators say its safety is kept under review.Campaigners have called for more research into the drug but regulators say its safety is kept under review.
Cem Tural, who runs the company, said he had "no idea" it was illegal to sell the drug without a prescription in the UK and would withdraw the stock.Cem Tural, who runs the company, said he had "no idea" it was illegal to sell the drug without a prescription in the UK and would withdraw the stock.
'Very concerned'
BBC reporters saw the drug being advertised online and ordered it from the company, which is registered in Coventry city centre.BBC reporters saw the drug being advertised online and ordered it from the company, which is registered in Coventry city centre.
When contacted about the sale, Mr Tural said: "I didn't know until you told me it was illegal.When contacted about the sale, Mr Tural said: "I didn't know until you told me it was illegal.
"I will take measures for the UK and if l find the same concerns [in other countries] we will take it off our website altogether.""I will take measures for the UK and if l find the same concerns [in other countries] we will take it off our website altogether."
Parents whose children committed suicide while taking, or after taking, Roaccutane have lobbied MPs to ban the drug.Parents whose children committed suicide while taking, or after taking, Roaccutane have lobbied MPs to ban the drug.
However manufacturer Roche said "no causal link" had been established between Roaccutane and either depression or suicide.However manufacturer Roche said "no causal link" had been established between Roaccutane and either depression or suicide.
It confirmed the tablets sold by the company were genuine, but added: "We recommend against anyone purchasing from a potentially unreliable source and support the guidance from the MHRA… about the purchase of medicines over the internet".It confirmed the tablets sold by the company were genuine, but added: "We recommend against anyone purchasing from a potentially unreliable source and support the guidance from the MHRA… about the purchase of medicines over the internet".
The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said it would investigate the online retailer.The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said it would investigate the online retailer.
Lynda Scammell, senior enforcement advisor, said: "The MHRA... are very concerned about the sale of certain goods over the internet.Lynda Scammell, senior enforcement advisor, said: "The MHRA... are very concerned about the sale of certain goods over the internet.
"There are strict regulatory controls of medicines and the supplies of medicine and a medicine like Roaccutane not only needs a prescription, it needs a prescription by a consultant dermatologist."There are strict regulatory controls of medicines and the supplies of medicine and a medicine like Roaccutane not only needs a prescription, it needs a prescription by a consultant dermatologist.
"Any supply of that medicine without a prescription is a criminal offence in the United Kingdom.""Any supply of that medicine without a prescription is a criminal offence in the United Kingdom."
Inside Out is broadcast on BBC One West Midlands on Monday, 23 March at 19:30 GMT and nationwide on the iPlayer for 30 days thereafter.Inside Out is broadcast on BBC One West Midlands on Monday, 23 March at 19:30 GMT and nationwide on the iPlayer for 30 days thereafter.