Products found to contain undeclared medicines
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The United States: Public Notification: Ziyinzhuangyang contains hidden drug ingredient sildenafil |
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is advising consumers not to purchase or use Ziyinzhuangyang. This product was identified by FDA during an examination of international mail shipments.
FDA laboratory analysis confirmed that Ziyinzhuangyang contains sildenafil. Sildenafil is the active ingredient in the FDA-approved prescription drug Viagra, 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/../ucm514025.htm
In Hong Kong, the above product is not a registered pharmaceutical product. Related news was previously issued by the US FDA, and was posted on the Drug Office website on 19 Apr and 9 Nov 2013.
Ends/ Saturday, July 30, 2016
Issued at HKT 12:30
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