Prozac 'found in drinking water' in UK

Many people choose Prozac over other antidepressants
Traces of the antidepressant Prozac can be found in the nation's drinking water, it has been revealed.
An Environment Agency (UK) report suggests so many people are taking the drug nowadays it is building up in rivers and groundwater.
A spokesman for the Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI) said the Prozac found was most likely highly diluted.
Environmentalists are calling for an urgent investigation into the evidence.
Theye say: "It is alarming that there is no monitoring of levels of Prozac and other pharmacy residues in our drinking water."
Experts say the anti-depression drug gets into the rivers and water system via treated sewage water.
The DWI said the Prozac (known technically as fluoxetine) was unlikely to pose a health risk as it was so "watered down".
The revelations raise new fears over how many prescriptions for the drug are given out by doctors.
In the decade leading up to 2001, the number of prescriptions for antidepressants in UK went up from nine million per year to 24 million per year.
The Environment Agency report concluded that the Prozac in the water table could be potentially toxic and said the drug was a "potential concern".
The exact amount of Prozac in the nation's drinking water is not known.