Products found to contain undeclared medicines
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| The United States: Public Notification: SexRx Contains Hidden Drug Ingredients Sildenafil and Tadalafil |
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is advising consumers not to purchase or use SexRx, a product promoted and sold for sexual enhancement on various websites, including www.alternative-health-supplements.com, and in some retail stores.
FDA laboratory analysis confirmed that SexRx contains sildenafil and tadalafil, the active ingredients in the 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. Men with diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or heart disease often take nitrates.
Consumers should stop using this product immediately and throw it away. Consumers who have experienced any negative side effects should consult a health care professional as soon as possible.
Please refer to the following website in FDA for details:
http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/ResourcesForYou/../ucm383232.htm
In Hong Kong, the above product is not a registered pharmaceutical product.
Ends/ Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Issued at HKT 15:00
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