Health orders the withdrawal and prohibits the consumption of this food complement by the presence of tadalafilo

The Spanish Food and Nutrition Security Agency (AESAN) alert of a new health alert. The agency, belonging to the Ministry of Consumer, reports that the Spanish Agency for Medicines and Health Products (AEMPS) has ordered the Immediate withdrawal of a well -known food complementsince it can be dangerous.

Specifically, supplement marketing has been prohibited Vitafer-l. The Analysis carried out by the AEMPS have determined that «the product contains the active substance tadalafilo in sufficient quantity to restore, correct or modify a physiological function, exerting a pharmacological action ». As he details, this gives him the “medicine condition” and, therefore, can produce «Adverse reactions of diverse gravity».

Health explains that the active substance has not been declared in its labeling. In addition, it occurs “False information about your safety” and a series of amino acids, vitamins and minerals are “misleading.

Tadalafilo risks

The AEMPS clarifies that Tadalafilo is indicated to Restore the deteriorated erectile function by increasing blood flow by selective phosphodiesterase 5 (PDE-5). PDE-5 inhibitors are contraindicated in patients with acute myocardial infarction, unstable angina, effort angina, heart failure, uncontrolled arrhythmias, hypotension and other diseases.

Vitafer-L’s consumption could lead, therefore, “Serious health damage”. In addition to presenting the aforementioned contraindications, it has numerous interactions with other medications. «Its consumption has been associated with acute myocardial infarctionunstable angina, ventricular arrhythmia, palpitations, tachycardia, stroke and even sudden cardiac death, ”adds the organism.

The AEMPS says that Vitafer-L «It has not been subject to evaluation and authorization prior to marketing». For this reason, the precautionary measure has been taken to prohibit it and ask for the withdrawal of the market of all its specimens.

The AESAN, on the other hand, points out that the information has been transferred to the competent authorities of the Autonomous Communities through the Coordinated Information Exchange System (SCIRI).