FDA Warns of 'Natural' Impotence Pills Dangers

The Food and Drug Administration on Friday warned consumers to no buy or take seven over-the-counter "dietary supplements" marketed as being effective at treating erectile dysfunction (ED) and enhancing sexual performance. The products; Zimaxx, Libidus, Neophase, Nasutra, Vigor-25, Actra-Rx, and 4EVERON, have been found by the FDA to "contain potentially harmful undeclared ingredients."

FDA's analysis showed that Zimaxx contains sildenafil, the active ingredient in Viagra, a drug available only by prescription in the United States.

"These products threaten the public health because they contain undeclared chemicals that are similar or identical to the active ingredients used in several FDA-approved prescription drug products," said Dr. Steven Galson, Director of FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research in a press release. "This risk is even more serious because consumers may not know that these ingredients can interact with medications and dangerously lower their blood pressure."

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