Some products advertised online as natural alternatives to impotence
drugs such as Viagra illegally contain the same active ingredients as
prescription medicines, the Food and Drug Administration said
Wednesday.
The FDA warned consumers not to buy or use seven of the so-called
dietary supplements sold online to treat impotence and enhance sexual
performance. The list includes Zimaxx, which FDA testing showed
contains sildenafil, the same active ingredient in Viagra. Viagra,
made by Pfizer Inc., is sold in the United States only by
prescription.
A message left for Herbal Remedies USA, a Casper, Wyo.-based company
that sells Zimaxx on its website, was not immediately returned. The
FDA has sent letters to the company and five others that warn them
about marketing illegal drugs, based on the claims made for the
products or their ingredients.
The other products named by the FDA are Libidus, Neophase, Nasutra,
Vigor-25, Actra-Rx and 4Everon. Chemical analyses showed the products
contain either chemical ingredients that are similar to sildenafil or
a second drug called vardenafil, the FDA said. Vardenafil is the
active ingredient in Levitra, an impotence drug sold by Glaxo
SmithKline PLC and ScheringPlough Corp.
Labels: No Prescription, Online Pharmacy, Prescription Drugs
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