Once again the risks of sexual enhancement products bought over the internet has been voiced by the US Food and Drug Administration after an investigation. A list of products designed to increase sexual performance was released by the FDA in 2004 because their ingredients were a risk to human health. FDA compliance was lacking as the manufacturers of these drugs were breaking federal law by refusing to fully disclose all of the ingredients in the sexually stimulating drugs.

Some of the ‘supplements’ included Actra-Rx, Actra-Sx, Libidus, Nasutra, Neophase, Vigor-25, Yilishen, Zimaxx, 4EVERON, and Liviro3.

These and the rest of the list are available to view on the FDA’s website. They are promoted as a pill to enhance sexual performance or treat erectile dysfunction. However, the ingredients in the drugs can have severe health effects on men who are already using other prescription drugs or indeed some herbal remedies.

The most recent product to be attacked by the FDA is Stiff Nights which is sold over the internet and in some retail outlets. The active ingredients are not listed on the website or on the packaging and it is listed as an all natural dietary supplement though this is far from the truth. The FDAs compliance regulations over the marketing of drugs is being breached by the company behind Stiff Night. It is illegal to withhold any ingredient information from your products because of the health risks posed when they interact with prescription drugs.

Men with conditions including heart disease, high cholesterol, high blood pressure and diabetes which are treated with prescription drugs are those most likely to be affected if they take sexual enhancement drugs and their prescription meds at the same time. Sulfoaildenafil is the main cause of this and it is the same ingredient that comes in the legal medicine Viagra. When this comes into contact with some nitrate drugs, a person’s blood pressure can dramatically fall to dangerous levels. Nitrates are commonly found in the medicines used to treat the above conditions and a side effect of them can be erectile dysfunction.

Because the product is advertised as ‘all natural’, many unsuspecting men are taking the drug without knowing that it could seriously damage their health. The FDA was warned about Stiff Nights following a customer complaint although the nature of the complaint remains undisclosed. After investigation the FDA deemed it necessary to produce their warning.

Tags: erectile sysfunction, fda compliance, sexual enhancement drugs, sexual health

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