Viagra Ingredient in Chinese Supplements

December 30, 2007

(AP) -- Dietary supplements marketed to provide male sexual enhancement contain undeclared erectile dysfunction drugs putting users at risk, the Food and Drug Administration warned Friday.



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  • gopher65 - Dec 30, 2007
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    What? "natural" supplements actually contain pharmaceuticals? Yet another truly shocking revelation! If only we'd known and warned people not to take them until such drugs been thoroughly tested!

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