Some Medicines Purchased Via The Internet Can Be Dangerous

Some Medicines Purchased Via The Internet Can Be Dangerous.
Internet-based companies deal in them, men on to buy them and experts continue to apprise of the dangers of counterfeit drugs for erectile dysfunction. A new study, conducted in South Korea and slated for debut Monday at the American Urological Association annual meeting in San Francisco, finds that not only can these simulation drugs be contaminated, they may contain too much of the active ingredient or none at all. The drugs could especially be harmful for men with hypertension or heart disease, the study found.

The message? Stay away from non-prescription erectile dysfunction (ED) drugs, the experts say. "There are lots of rip-offs," said Dr John Morley, superintendent of geriatrics and acting manager of endocrinology at Saint Louis University. "There's still a lot of testimony that many of the things you buy off the Internet without going through a regular chemist's might appear cheaper or better but they're usually not and they usually don't work".

Drugs known as phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors (PDE5Is) are employed widely by men with erectile dysfunction - and sometimes by those without the condition. Perhaps the best known of the sort are sildenafil (Viagra) and tadalafil (Cialis). Since it was developed in 1998, the call for these and similar products - legitimate or not - has mushroomed.

ED drugs are sort of in a extra class, given the personal nature of the problem and many men's reluctance to discuss it, even with a doctor. "Men who have propagative dysfunction are prepared to try anything and they do try a large number of bizarre things. They try all the Viagra look-alikes, so people are going to buy them".

In the study, the South Korean gang compared 19 counterfeit erectile dysfunction (ED) drugs against drug Viagra, obtained directly from Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, and Cialis, provided by Lilly. About one-third of the fake pills actually differed in size from the real thing, while 42 percent differed in color. Fifty-eight percent had too much sprightly ingredient, sometimes as much as 2,4 times more, while 3 percent had no efficacious ingredient at all.

Some contained unapproved compounds intended to promote an erection. Only one of the faked drugs contained "proper active ingredients," the researchers stated. Some contained possible toxins, including mercury and lead.

Even genuine Viagra has risks, experts note, especially for men who derive nitrates for chest pain. And there could be drug interactions with both veritable and fake ED drugs. "All these drugs have side effects and that's probably the big intellect why patients should be getting them through a physician. While these things may be cheaper, they potentially have much greater side effects explained here. We would anticipation by now that men would be happy to talk to their doctor but fundamentally, people are still shy of this," he continued.