Products found to contain undeclared medicines
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The United States: Public Notification: OrgaZen 3500 contains hidden drug ingredient tadalafil |
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is advising consumers not to purchase or use OrgaZen 3500, a product promoted and sold for sexual enhancement on various websites and in some retail stores.
FDA laboratory analysis confirmed that OrgaZen 3500 contains tadalafil. Tadalafil, the active ingredient in the FDA-approved prescription drug Cialis, is used to treat erectile dysfunction (ED). This undeclared ingredient may interact with nitrates found in some prescription drugs such as nitroglycerin and may lower blood pressure to dangerous levels. Men with diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or heart disease often take nitrates.
Please refer to the following website in FDA for details:
http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/ResourcesForYou/../ucm479142.htm
In Hong Kong, the above product is not a registered pharmaceutical product.
Ends/ Tuesday, December 29, 2015
Issued at HKT 13:00
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