{"id":14837,"date":"2016-05-31T20:17:25","date_gmt":"2014-06-01T03:17:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.accessrx.com\/blog\/?p=14837"},"modified":"2014-05-31T20:17:25","modified_gmt":"2014-06-01T03:17:25","slug":"supplements-claim-viagra-power-l0531","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edrugstore.com\/blog\/erectile-dysfunction\/viagra\/supplements-claim-viagra-power-l0531\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t Get Tricked by Supplements Claiming Viagra-like Power"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Viagra is medically proven to treat impotence, supplements aren’t.<\/figcaption><\/figure> Long before Viagra hit the market, people were stirring up love potions. Crazy concoctions were whipped up with the promise of heating up your sex life. While these potions aren\u2019t commonplace now, there are still \u201ctreatments\u201d on store shelves that make big claims. These days it\u2019s not love potions that are suspect, its supplements.<\/p>\n

There are a lot of supplements out there that claim to offer Viagra-like power. It\u2019s become such a problem that Pfizer, the maker\u2019s of Viagra, are warning men about the possible harmful effects of these over-the-counter impotence treatments.<\/p>\n

Pfizer issues a warning<\/b><\/p>\n

Pfizer believes competitors are luring men away with herbal supplements that are cheaper, according to a business article.<\/p>\n

\u201cOver the counter herbal sex\u00a0enhancers aren’t clinically indicated for the treatment of erectile dysfunction,\u201d James Wee, Pfizer Philippines senior medical manager, said in a statement. \u201cPDE5\u00a0inhibitors (like Viagra) are never bought as over-the-counter medicines. It should only be purchased with a prescription from a physician,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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If you think Viagra is right for you, talk with a trained medical professional.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Supplements aren\u2019t the only problem<\/b><\/p>\n

According to FDA<\/a>, the government agency has seen its counterfeit drug investigations increase to over 20 per year since 2000, after averaging only about 5 per year through the late 1990s. While that number may seem small, any number of counterfeit drugs in the drug supply can pose significant health risks to thousands of Americans. In some cases, the FDA says fake pills have included harmful ingredients like printer ink, drywall, or street drugs like \u201cspeed.\u201d<\/p>\n

You can purchase authentic Viagra online<\/b><\/p>\n

There are online facilitators like eDrugstore.com that sell FDA approved medications like Viagra. You need a prescription to purchase it, but trained medical staff can conduct an online consultation and issue you a prescription if deemed necessary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Long before Viagra hit the market, people were stirring up love potions. Crazy concoctions were whipped up with the promise of heating up your sex life. While these potions aren\u2019t commonplace now, there are still \u201ctreatments\u201d on store shelves that make big claims. These days it\u2019s not love potions that are suspect, its supplements. There […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14817,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_autoblog_aioseo_focus_keyphrase":"","_autoblog_aioseo_title":"","_autoblog_aioseo_description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[20,17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14837","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-erectile-dysfunction","category-viagra"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t