Personal Injury Law

Buying ED Products Online Can Be Dangerous

By Jenny Albano

Men who look online for dietary supplement for erectile dysfunction should be aware that many of these products contain prescription drugs and other undisclosed ingredients.

"Many consumers perceive these products as completely safe because they are often sold with labeling, suggesting that they are all-natural alternatives to prescription drug products that have been approved by FDA for treating ED. But these products may be laced with potentially hazardous ingredients that aren't noted on the label," says Linda Silvers, leader of FDA's Internet and Health Fraud Team, part of the Office of Compliance (OOC) in the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER).

Silver completed an Internet survey of these "dietary supplements" and found that over 1/3 contained undisclosed prescription drug ingredients or similar substances.

Full post as published by Cheyenne Personal Injury Lawyer on January 09, 2008 (boomark / email).