The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has issued a warning on the risk of serious adverse events including disfigurement and death when patients purchase unregistered products on the internet.
The warning, issued in Australian Prescriber highlighted nine safety alerts since 1 July, 2011, relating to herbal products bought over the internet, which were found to contain prescription medicines.
The most common herbal products reported were for slimming or weight loss and erectile dysfunction.
The TGA had received several safety alerts since 1 July 2011, related to herbal products for improving sexual function, which had been found to contain sildenafil (Viagra).
Reports also showed additional prescription medicines, such as glibenclamide, had been included in these herbal products bought overseas and advertised on the internet.
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