Pharmacy Daily | TGA warnings

The Therapeutic Goods Administration has advised consumers of a “serious risk to health” related to a product named Maxman III Capsules. TGA testing has found the product contains the undeclared prescription substance sildenafil (the active ingredient in Viagra), despite claims on the product label that it’s “100% natural”. The agency said its investigations had shown that a number of people in Australia had bought the product online, and is advising consumers to excercise etreme caution when purchasing medicines on overseas internet sites. The TGA is also working with Australian Customs and Border Protection Services to catch future shipments of the product. A similar warning was issued yesterday for a product named Ziyinzhuangyang tablets, which have also been found to contain undeclared sildenafil. Online sites promote Ziyinzhuangyang tablets as being “100% Herbal”. Patients using either medication are advised to stop taking the tablets or capsules, and take any remaining product to their local pharmacy for safe disposal.

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