Herbal Supplement Recalled After Tests Find Erectile Dysfunction Drug In It
A product named "Volume" from Primal Supplements Group has been pulled off the shelves after it was found to contain sildenafil, the active ingredient in Viagra. The ingredient was not listed on the supplement's label.
A New Mexico-based company is recalling one of its supplements after a lab found it to contain the erectile dysfunction drug sildenafil, according to a Wednesday news release from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Sildenafil is the active ingredient in Viagra, which is FDA approved and used by millions of patients 鈥 but was not listed on the label of Primal Supplements Group LLC鈥檚 product 鈥淰olume,鈥 the FDA says. (Tanner, 3/12)
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