‘Herbal Viagra’ pills linked to Lamar Odom collapse were subject of FDA warning
- 9 years ago
Lamar Odom remains on life support in a Las Vegas hospital following his collapse Tuesday at a Nevada brothel.
Odom had taken cocaine and 10 tabs of "sexual performance enhancer supplements" in the days before his hospitalization, Nye County Sheriff Sharon Wehrly said Wednesday .
Rather than being an herbal alternative to Viagra - the prescription drug widely used to treat erectile dysfunction - or a "nutritional supplement," as advertised on its packaging, Reload really was Viagra, but without regulations or medical oversight, the FDA warned.
"FDA laboratory analysis confirmed that 'Reload' contains sildenafil, the active ingredient in the FDA-approved prescription drug Viagra, used to treat erectile dysfunction (ED)," according to the 2013 warning.
A photo of Reload on the FDA Web site shows its package warns users to "seek advice from a health professional prior to use if you have high blood pressure, heart disease, or are using any prescription drugs."
Odom had taken cocaine and 10 tabs of "sexual performance enhancer supplements" in the days before his hospitalization, Nye County Sheriff Sharon Wehrly said Wednesday .
Rather than being an herbal alternative to Viagra - the prescription drug widely used to treat erectile dysfunction - or a "nutritional supplement," as advertised on its packaging, Reload really was Viagra, but without regulations or medical oversight, the FDA warned.
"FDA laboratory analysis confirmed that 'Reload' contains sildenafil, the active ingredient in the FDA-approved prescription drug Viagra, used to treat erectile dysfunction (ED)," according to the 2013 warning.
A photo of Reload on the FDA Web site shows its package warns users to "seek advice from a health professional prior to use if you have high blood pressure, heart disease, or are using any prescription drugs."