Products found to contain undeclared medicines
|
| |
| Canada: Sexual enhancement product Leopard Miracle of Honey may pose serious health risks – found to contain undeclared sildenafil |
| |
Health Canada is advising Canadians that two versions of the sexual enhancement product Leopard Miracle of Honey may pose serious health risks. Both versions are labelled as being approved by Health Canada, with NPN 80073650. Health Canada’s testing found that both versions of the product contain the undeclared prescription drug sildenafil. The product was not authorized to contain this prescription drug. Health Canada seized the products from two Ontario convenience stores located in Woodbridge, ON, and suspended the product licence. The affected products are:
- Leopard Miracle of Honey "Leopard Miracle of honey and herbs"
- Leopard Miracle of Honey "Exclusive Formula with Tongkat Ali Root"
Sildenafil is a prescription drug used to treat erectile dysfunction and should be used only under the supervision of a health care professional. It should not be used by individuals taking any kind of nitrate drug (e.g. nitroglycerine) as it 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.
Please refer to the following website in Health Canada for details:
http://healthycanadians.gc.ca/recall-alert-rappel-avis/hc-sc/../66208a-eng.php
In Hong Kong, the above products are not registered pharmaceutical products.
Ends/Thursday, Mar 15, 2018
Issued at HKT 16:00
|
| |
|
