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Wednesday, March 27, 2013

FDA warns consumers supplements may contain hidden medications.


FOX News (3/21, Rowan) reports, "The Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers Thursday that several supplements advertised as sexual enhancements contain hidden drugs." Specifically, "'Stiff Days' contains sildenafil, the active ingredient in prescription drug Viagra," while "'Rock-It Man' contains a similar compound called hydroxythiohomosildenafil; and 'Libido Sexual Enhancer' contains both of those ingredients as well as tadalafil, which is the active ingredient in the prescription drug Cialis." The agency warns that the "undeclared ingredients may interact with nitrates found in some prescription drugs, such as nitroglycerin, and may lower blood pressure to dangerous levels." Broadly, the FDA warns consumers that many supplements "have potentially harmful hidden ingredients."
        NBC News (3/21, Fox) reports, "Three 'male enhancement' products being sold online say they're all herbal, but they contain hidden prescription drug ingredients and could be dangerous, the Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday." So "while they are marketed as alternatives to the prescription drugs to be used without the guidance of a doctor, they are in fact virtual copies, without any oversight to ensure they are safe." And "anyone who has bought any of the products should just toss them, the FDA advises."

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