Products found to contain undeclared medicines
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| The United States: Public Notification: Zhansheng Weige Chaoyue Xilishi contains undeclared drug ingredient sildenafil |
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is advising consumers not to purchase or use Zhansheng Weige Chaoyue Xilishi, a product promoted and sold for sexual enhancement on various websites and possibly in some retail stores. FDA laboratory analysis confirmed that Triple Zhansheng Weige Chaoyue Xilishi contains sildenafil, 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/../ucm427831.htm
In Hong Kong, the above product is not a registered pharmaceutical product. Related news has been released by the TGA and Health Canada, and was posted on the Drug Office website on 19 July and 12 August 2014 respectively.
Ends/ Wednesday, December 24, 2014
Issued at HKT 15:00 |
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