Video Clip Highlights Dangers Of Fake Viagra

[Arthur Little]

Alarmingly, £11million worth of unlicensed erectile dysfunction drugs were seized in UK - with most of the haul sold on the internet - during 2015/16.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-36272311 < Watch.

:omg: ... what an awful cockup! > :icon_tonguew:

[grahamw48]

oops.. thanks for the reminder Arthur. :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Ako Si Jamie]

I've only used Robust extra. Bought in a pharmacy in the Phils.

Think a pack of two cost me 200 or 250 peso's - but it does the job. :xxgrinning--00xx3:

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[Michael Parnham]

I've only used Robust extra. Bought in a pharmacy in the Phils.

Think a pack of two cost me 200 or 250 peso's - but it does the job. :xxgrinning--00xx3:

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Does what job?:Erm:

[Ako Si Jamie]

Does what job?:Erm:

Hanging out the washing I guess :anerikke:

[Doc Alan]

The seizing of " fake Viagra " worth over £ 11m is just part of the international attempted clampdown on the illegal trade in fake medicines - whereby criminals make money at the expense of people’s health.


About a year ago there was a " fake drugs haul " by UK authorities, worth £ 16m. That haul included not only " erectile dysfunction " drugs like Viagra, but also drugs claimed to be for slimming, staying awake, abortion, diabetes, cancer, and preventing hair loss.


We actually don’t know the total size of the illegal drugs market in the UK - by their very nature they may be difficult to detect.


" SSFFC " ( Substandard, Spurious, Falsely labelled, Falsified and Counterfeit ) medical products affect every region of the world - many originating in India or China, and now Russia. Apart from " Viagra ", antimalarials and antibiotics are commonly reported. They may be found in illegal street markets or via unregulated websites.


They may contain NO active ingredient ; WRONG active ingredient ; wrong AMOUNT of correct active ingredient ; and often chalk or starch. They can be produced in poor, unhygienic conditions, with unknown impurities, and be contaminated with bacteria.


Clues to SSFFC may include spam email advertising ; lack of authentic logo / certificate ; spelling mistakes / poor grammar on packaging ; websites without physical address or landline offering " prescription-only " medicines without a prescription, at suspiciously low prices; packaging with different batch numbers and expiry dates; unusual activity on credit card since purchase :doh.


Fake medical products may of course not only fail to treat the disease or condition which the people buying them intend, but they may also cause illness or death through toxic effects ( World Health Organization estimates a million deaths / year from counterfeit drugs ).


Products such as " Robust For Men " may be obtained without prescription ; while there are anecdotes claiming " sexual performance enhancement ", clinical trials are lacking ; stated ingredients include " horny goat weed ", ginseng and ginkgo biloba - it may also contain aminotadalafil ( similar to Viagra ).


See also http://bit.ly/1s7eLmJ ( # 13 ).