Japanese Man Falls Unconscious After Taking ED Drug From China
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
A Japanese man in Hiroshima fell unconscious after taking an erectile dysfunction drug made in China that has not been approved in Japan. The man, in his 30s, imported 24 capsules of Nangenzengzhangsu, and took the capsules once a day since the end of January. On Feb. 21, he fell unconsciousness at work and was rushed to the hospital. Two drug ingredients were found in the capsules, blood sugar lowering glibenclamide and sildenafil (the active ingredient in Pfizer's Viagra). The amount of glibenclamide contained in the capsules was found to greatly exceed the allowable level set forth in the Pharmaceutical Law. (Click for more-Japanese language