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| Singapore: HSA Alert: Two products sold online as candies contained very high levels of potent erectile dysfunction medicine (English Only) |
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The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) is alerting members of the public not to purchase or consume two unsafe products, ‘Hickel’ and ‘Solomon Island Soloco Traditional Candy (‘Soloco’)’ sold online. HSA’s laboratory detected very high levels of tadalafil, an undeclared potent medicinal ingredient used in the treatment of erectile dysfunction in these products. The amount of tadalafil was up to 30 times higher than the usual prescribed daily dose. Consuming such high levels of tadalafil is dangerous and would increase the risk of serious adverse effects, including heart attacks, stroke, vision and hearing loss.
HSA was alerted to ‘Hickel’ by a journalist, while ‘Soloco’ was detected by the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority at the Woodlands Checkpoint when a 29-year old woman tried to bring the product into Singapore. Investigations showed that both products were sold on various local e-commerce and social media platforms including Facebook. Both products were advertised online to be “100% natural” and “pure plant formula” with “no side effects”. They were also marketed in a manner to mislead consumers into thinking that they were candies, with exaggerated claims to improve cardiovascular and kidney health, diabetic conditions, vitality, fertility and immunity. HSA is working with the administrators of the local online platforms to remove the product listings.
Tadalafil is a potent prescription medicine used to treat male erectile dysfunction and it should only be used under medical supervision. Inappropriate use of tadalafil without medical supervision would put consumers at increased risk of serious adverse effects. They include low blood pressure, stroke, heart attack and priapism (painful and exceedingly long erections). Tadalafil can pose serious risks to certain patients, including those with heart-related problems. It should not be used by patients who are on heart medications such as nitrates as it can cause potentially life-threatening low blood pressure, which may lead to death. Patients with heart problems are also at increased risk of cardiovascular adverse effects such as heart attack, stroke and chest pain.
Consumers are advised to stop taking ‘Hickel’ and ‘Soloco’ immediately and consult a doctor if they feel unwell. If they experience any adverse effects or are concerned about their health after using the affected product, please see a doctor as soon as possible.
Please refer to the following website in HSA for details:
http://www.hsa.gov.sg/content/hsa/../TwoProductsSoldOnlineContainedHighLevelsOfPotentErectileDysfunctionMedicine.html
In Hong Kong, the above products are not registered pharmaceutical products.
Ends/Wednesday, Feb 27, 2019
Issued at HKT 15:00
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