The Food and Drug Administration has a warning for anyone who uses male performance supplements. The supplements, which claim to improve strength and energy and help sexual performance, are often labeled as “all natural,” but the FDA said many of them could have the active ingredients of prescription drugs in them.
According to its warning, the FDA found undeclared ingredients in many of these supplements. These ingredients ranged from the active ingredients in prescription erectile dysfunction medications to pharmaceutical anti-inflammatories and even diabetes medications.
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Doctors say these ingredients can interfere with other medications, especially nitrate medications for heart disease. They can also hide early signs of heart disease because erectile dysfunction often suggests an increased risk for coronary artery disease.
The FDA said because it doesn’t approve dietary supplements to be sold and marketed in the U.S., it doesn’t regularly test and validate manufacturers’ claims about what’s in them. While the FDA can send warning letters to supplement makers, it’s up to the companies to issue recalls.
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[Lauren]
THE F-D-A HAS A WARNING FOR ANYONE WHO USES MALE PERFORMANCE SUPPLEMENTS.
THE SUPPLEMENTS – WHICH CLAIM TO IMPROVE STRENGTH AND ENERGY AND HELP SEXUAL PERFORMANCE – ARE OFTEN LABELED AS “ALL NATURAL” BUT THE F-D-A SAYS MANY OF THEM ARE ANYTHING BUT.
ACCORDING TO ITS WARNING, THE F-D-A FOUND UN-DECLARED INGREDIENTS IN MANY OF THESE SUPPLEMENTS… RANGING FROM THE ACTIVE INGREDIENTS IN PRESCRIPTION ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION MEDICATIONS TO PHARMACEUTICAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORIES AND EVEN DIABETES MEDICATIONS.
DOCTORS SAY THESE INGREDIENTS CAN INTERFERE WITH OTHER MEDICATIONS – ESPECIALLY NITRATE MEDICATIONS FOR HEART DISEASE.
THEY CAN ALSO HIDE EARLY SIGNS OF HEART DIEASE… BECAUSE ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION OFTEN SUGGESTS AN INCREASED RISK FOR CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE.
THE F-D-A SAYS BECAUSE IT DOESN’T APPROVE DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS TO BE SOLD AND MARKETED IN THE U-S – IT DOESN’T REGULARLY TEST AND VALIDATE MANUFACTURERS’ CLAIMS ABOUT WHAT’S IN THEM.
AND WHILE THE F-D-A CAN SEND WARNING LETTERS TO SUPPLEMENT MAKERS – IT’S UP TO THE COMPANIES TO ISSUE RECALLS.
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