Some "herbal remedies" for erectile dysfunction that go by names such as Clyamax, Love Fuel and Sexual Surge could pose a big risk to your health, officials say.
Health Canada is issuing warnings and warning Canadians not to use a number of products that claim to help men who suffer from erectile dysfunction, saying possible side effects of taking the drugs include heart attacks, strokes, chest pain, high blood pressure, abnormal heart beat, headache, facial flushing, indigestion, dizziness, abnormal vision and hearing loss.
Two of the products, STRO Emperor Capsules and 2H and 2D, contain tadalafil, are touted as being traditional Chinese medicinal treatments, but they contain a prescription drug used to treat erectile dysfunction.
Health Canada issued the warning about STRO Emperor Capsules after the Irish Medicines Board warned consumers in Ireland not to buy the product. The Hong Kong Department of Health issued a similar warning about 2H and 2D. Health Canada also issued a warning about a number of dietary supplements used for sexual enhancement made by Atlas Operations Inc. of Pompano Beach, Fla., after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration discovered the supplements contain undeclared sulfoaildenafil, an unauthorized substance similar to sildenafil. Sildenafil is also a prescription drug used to treat erectile dysfunction.
The names of some of these products included: Amour for him, Clyamax, Depth Charge, Love Fuel, Red Hot Sex, Sexual Surge, Stamin It and Whatzup.
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Tuesday, 2 March 2010
Thursday, 18 February 2010
Regulation urged for herbal pills
A Chinese herbal "doctor" has admitted selling dangerous pills which destroyed the health of a civil servant amid calls to regulate the trade.
Ying "Susan" Wu sold the tiny brown "Xie Gan Wan" tablets to Patricia Booth for more than five years from a shop in Chelmsford, Essex.
Mrs Booth, 58, began taking the pills three times a day to treat a skin condition but they ended up destroying her kidneys and giving her cancer, it is claimed.
In a statement, the Register of Chinese Herbal Medicine (RCHM) said: "The tragic case at the Old Bailey concerning a patient who allegedly suffered cancer and kidney failure after taking pills from a Chinese herbal shop highlights the urgent need for the statutory regulation of herbal medicine in the UK. The suppliers were not members of the RCHM, which upholds the highest standards of herbal practice and has a robust quality control system in place."
A spokeswoman for the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency said a Department of Health review was taking place about the regulation of alternative practitioners.
Ying "Susan" Wu sold the tiny brown "Xie Gan Wan" tablets to Patricia Booth for more than five years from a shop in Chelmsford, Essex.
Mrs Booth, 58, began taking the pills three times a day to treat a skin condition but they ended up destroying her kidneys and giving her cancer, it is claimed.
In a statement, the Register of Chinese Herbal Medicine (RCHM) said: "The tragic case at the Old Bailey concerning a patient who allegedly suffered cancer and kidney failure after taking pills from a Chinese herbal shop highlights the urgent need for the statutory regulation of herbal medicine in the UK. The suppliers were not members of the RCHM, which upholds the highest standards of herbal practice and has a robust quality control system in place."
A spokeswoman for the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency said a Department of Health review was taking place about the regulation of alternative practitioners.
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