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| Canada: Fake (counterfeit) Cialis and Viagra seized from Toronto, Pickering, and Brantford stores may pose serious health risks |
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Health Canada has seized counterfeit Cialis and Viagra from various stores in Toronto, Pickering, and Brantford, Ontario. The manufacturers of Cialis and Viagra have confirmed that the seized products are counterfeit. These products are in addition to the counterfeit Viagra that Health Canada had previously seized from Queen St. Variety store and Pacific Fresh Food Market.
Selling counterfeit drugs in Canada is illegal. Counterfeit drugs are made to look like authentic products, but they are not the same and may pose serious health risks. Health Canada has not assessed them for safety, efficacy, and quality, and they may contain no drug at all, a higher dosage than shown on the label, dangerous contaminants and hidden ingredients.
Like the authentic versions, the seized products are labelled to contain either the prescription drug sildenafil or tadalafil. Sildenafil and tadalafil are used for the treatment of erectile dysfunction and should be used only under the supervision of a health care professional. They should not be used by individuals taking any kind of nitrate drug (e.g., nitroglycerin) as they can cause potentially life-threatening low blood pressure. Individuals with heart problems are at increased risk of cardiovascular side effects such as heart attack, stroke, chest pain, high blood pressure, and abnormal heartbeat. Other possible side effects include headache, facial flushing, indigestion, dizziness, abnormal vision, and hearing loss.
Consumers should immediately stop using and safely dispose of the product. Consult a health care professional (physician, nurse, pharmacist) if they have taken this product and have health concerns.
Please refer to the following website in Health Canada for details:
http://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/fake-counterfeit-cialis-and-viagra-seized-toronto-pickering-and-brantford-stores-may
In Hong Kong, Cialis Tab 20mg (HK-51229) and Viagra Tab 100mg (HK-45577) are pharmaceutical products registered by Eli Lilly Asia, Inc. and Viatris Healthcare Hong Kong Limited, respectively. The products are prescription-only medicines. The blister packs of the fake products mentioned in the above Health Canada’s announcement are different from the registered blister packs of the products in Hong Kong. Related news was previously issued by Health Canada, and was posted on the Drug Office website on 10 May 2025 and 17 May 2025.
Ends/Saturday, Aug 9, 2025
Issued at HKT 12:00
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