Products found to contain undeclared medicines
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| The United States: Public Notification: MOB Candy contains hidden drug ingredients sildenafil and tadalafil |
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The Food and Drug Administration is advising consumers not to purchase or use MOB Candy, a product promoted and sold for sexual enhancement on various websites and in some retail stores.
FDA laboratory analysis confirmed that MOB Candy contains sildenafil and tadalafil, the active ingredients in the FDA-approved prescription drugs Viagra and Cialis, respectively, used to treat erectile dysfunction. These undeclared ingredients may interact with nitrates found in some prescription drugs, such as nitroglycerin, and may lower blood pressure to dangerous levels. People 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/../ucm627254.htm
In Hong Kong, the above product is not a registered pharmaceutical product.
Ends/ Saturday, December 1, 2018
Issued at HKT 15:15
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