A man died after taking a deworming drug for animals after he saw fake claims online about it having anti-cancer properties, an inquest heard.
Lee Redpath, 45, died more than two weeks after being admitted to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge with liver problems in April last year.
He had bought the drug fenbendazole - which is not licensed for human consumption - online from a supplier in Ukraine.
His partner told the inquest she believed a "warning should be made" about the danger of the drug.
The inquest at Lawrence Court in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, was told Mr Redpath had a history of drug and excess alcohol use and was admitted to hospital complaining of jaundice and fatigue.
The coroner, Caroline Jones, said Mr Redpath told the doctors that he had seen "videos on social media sites about [fenbendazole's] supposed anti-cancer properties".
"Fenbendazole is not licensed for human consumption and is more commonly used in animals for the treatment of worms and parasitic infections," she said.
Dr Gwilym Webb, a consultant hepatologist at Addenbrooke's, told the court he believed Mr Redpath "had been taking [fenbendazole] for around three-and-a-half weeks prior to coming to hospital".
He said it was his understanding there was "no proven benefit for taking fenbendazole for treating cancer in humans".
Ms Jones said tests on Mr Redpath "showed that he was suffering from an acute liver injury on a background of cirrhosis due to his previous alcohol...
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