FDA warns about sexual enhancement supplement
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
The agency warns consumers Aug. 25 about TimeOut Capsules because they contain an undeclared ingredient. Hydroxythiohomosildenafil is similar to sildenafil, the FDA-approved ingredient in Pfizer's prescription Viagra, and may interact with nitrates to cause unsafe drops in blood pressure. "TimeOut is labeled as '100% natural' and consumers may mistakenly assume the product is harmless and poses no health risk," FDA said. The TimeOut warning is the latest in what has become a stready stream of alerts and recall announcements for so-called weight-loss and male enhancement supplements found to contain undeclared drugs (1"The Tan Sheet" Aug. 23, 2010, In Brief)