Zencore supplement tablets withdrawn due to dangerous ingredients.Bodee issued a nationwide recall of Zencore Tabs, a product marketed as a dietary supplement, because it contains undeclared ingredients. FDA FDA abbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. laboratory analysis of Zencore Tabs found that the product contains amino-tadalafil, an analog of tadalafil, and sildenafil sildenafil /sil·den·a·fil/ (sil-den´ah-fil?) a phosphodiesterase inhibitor that relaxes the smooth muscle of the penis, facilitating blood flow to the corpus cavernosum; used as the citrate salt to treat erectile dysfunction. , both of which are active ingredients of FDA-approved drugs used for Erectile Dysfunction Erectile Dysfunction Definition Erectile dysfunction (ED), formerly known as impotence, is the inability to achieve or maintain an erection long enough to engage in sexual intercourse. . The product also contained sulfosildenafil and sulfohomosildenafil, which are analogs of sildenafil. All of these undeclared chemicals pose a threat to consumers because they may interact with nitrates found in some prescription drugs (such as nitroglycerin nitroglycerin (nī'trōglĭs`ərĭn), C3H5N3O9, colorless, oily, highly explosive liquid. It is the nitric acid triester of glycerol and is more correctly called glycerol trinitrate. ) and may lower blood pressure to dangerous levels. Read the complete MedWatch 2007 Safety Summary including a link to the firm's press release at: http://www.fda.gov/medwatch/safety/2007/safety07.h tm#Zencore |
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