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Posted September 4, 2018
Federal Court Shuts Down Maker of Sexual Enhancement Products
According to the FDA's announcement, the products were sold to U.S. consumers using more than 100 websites, and were promoted with claims they could treat or prevent a variety of serious conditions, including erectile dysfunction, impotence and prostatitis. FDA laboratory testing found some of the products contained undisclosed sildenafil.
Sildenafil, the active ingredient in the prescription drugs Viagra is prescribed for erectile dysfunction. It can cause symptoms like headache and flushing, and can interact with medications containing nitrates such as nitroglycerine, resulting in dangerously low blood pressure that may be life threatening.
In 2015, R Thomas Marketing, LLC received a warning letter from the FDA that detailed violations of its products, including Black Ant, Herb Viagra, Real Skill, and Stree Overlord. The products were recalled in 2016.
(See ConsumerLab.com's Review of Sexual Enhancer Supplements for tests of related products.)
In the FDA's news release about the injunction, the FDA's director of the Office of Compliance in the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research Donald D. Ashley said, "Despite our warning, the defendants refused to comply with the law, and they put consumers at serious risk... We will continue to take aggressive action when we learn of unsafe products and dishonest marketing."
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To read the FDA's press release, use the link below.
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