Erectile Dysfunction Discussed

Due to a severe risk to health, the recall of four erectile dysfunction or sexual enhancement products has been ordered by Medsafe. Specifically, the Company has asked for recalling products like So Hard for Men, Pulse8 for Women, The Rock and Tonic 66, as they contain undeclared prescription medicines, reported Government's medicines regulator.

These undeclared prescription medicines include tadalafil, sildenafil, and hydroxyhomosildenafil. These drugs have been declared unsafe due to the fact that they can interfere with many heart medications, thus being fatal for one’s medical conditions. The first two medicines are used in dysfunction medicine Cialis and Viagra, respectively.

Therefore, the customers have been advised by Acting Director-General of Health, Andrew Bridgman not to use these products that may make one prone to serious health risks. Also, those patients who have already used them and are now not feeling well, must consult their doctors without further delay.

Mr. Bridgman added, “Consumers should immediately stop taking these products and seek medical advice if they have felt unwell when taking any of these products or if they are also taking other medicines”.

The retailers and distributors have also been ordered not to sell these products that are usually used to improve sexual performance or for the treatment of erectile dysfunction.

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An innovative drug-delivery system nanoparticles encapsulating nitric oxide or prescription drugs shows promise for topical treatment of erectile dysfunction (ED), according to a new study by scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University.

The new system, tested successfully on a small number of animals, could potentially prevent side effects associated with oral ED medications, if study results can be replicated in humans. That could mean safer and more effective ED therapy for millions of men with heart disease and other health problems affecting erectile function. The study is published today in the online edition of the Journal of Sexual Medicine.

Tens of millions of men worldwide have benefited from oral ED medications such as sildenafil (Viagra), vardenafil (Levitra), and tadalafil (Cialis). However, these medications which belong to a class of drugs called phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) inhibitors have limitations. They can cause systemic side effects that can be serious. These side effects include headache, facial flushing, nasal congestion, upset stomach, abnormal vision as well as isolated reports of hearing and vision loss. Men who've recently suffered a heart attack or stroke or have severe heart disease should use these drugs with caution or not at all. In addition, "an estimated 30 to 50 percent of men with ED do not respond to oral use of PDE5 inhibitors," says senior author Kelvin P. Davies, Ph.D., associate professor of urology at Einstein.