Adulteration of dietary supplements by the illegal addition of synthetic drugs: a review

T Rocha, JS Amaral… - Comprehensive reviews in …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
In the last few years, the consumption of dietary supplements, especially those having plants
as ingredients, has been increasing due to the common idea that they are natural products …

Screening of synthetic PDE-5 inhibitors and their analogues as adulterants: analytical techniques and challenges

DN Patel, L Li, CL Kee, X Ge, MY Low… - Journal of pharmaceutical …, 2014 - Elsevier
The popularity of phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE-5) enzyme inhibitors for the treatment of
erectile dysfunction has led to the increase in prevalence of illicit sexual performance …

The relevance of pharmacognosy in pharmacological research on herbal medicinal products

EM Pferschy-Wenzig, R Bauer - Epilepsy & behavior, 2015 - Elsevier
As all medicines, herbal medicinal products are expected to be safe, effective, and of
appropriate quality. However, regulations on herbal medicinal products vary from country to …

Polypharmacy in the HIV-infected older adult population

LJ Gleason, AE Luque, K Shah - Clinical interventions in aging, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
The prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection among people older than
50 years is increasing. Older HIV-infected patients are particularly at risk for polypharmacy …

A gold nanoparticle-based immunochromatographic assay for simultaneous detection of multiplex sildenafil adulterants in health food by only one antibody

F He, J Yang, T Zou, Z Xu, Y Tian, W Sun, H Wang… - Analytica Chimica …, 2021 - Elsevier
In the last few years, sildenafil and its analogues have emerged as an illegal ingredient in
health food and products, causing illness and death. To address this problem, herein, a gold …

[HTML][HTML] Simultaneous analysis of 23 illegal adulterated aphrodisiac chemical ingredients in health foods and Chinese traditional patent medicines by ultrahigh …

XB Wang, J Zheng, JJ Li, HY Yu, QY Li, LH Xu… - journal of food and drug …, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper presents an application of ultra high-performance liquid-chromatography-
quadrupole-TOF high resolution mass spectrometry (UHPLC-Q-TOF HRMS) for …

[HTML][HTML] The dangers of sexual enhancement supplements and counterfeit drugs to “treat” erectile dysfunction

J Chiang, FA Yafi, PJ Dorsey Jr… - … andrology and urology, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract Counterfeit phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors (PDE-5i) are an increasing problem.
Already in widespread use, the market for PDE-5i is steadily growing as the population …

Targeted drugs for treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension: past, present, and future perspectives

W Zheng, Z Wang, X Jiang, Q Zhao… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a devastating disease that can lead to right
ventricular failure and premature death. Although approved drugs have been shown to be …

Relationship Between Hypertension, Antihypertensive Drugs and Sexual Dysfunction in Men and Women: A Literature Review

IX Lou, J Chen, K Ali, Q Chen - Vascular Health and Risk …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Sexual dysfunction pertains to any issue that hinders an individual from attaining sexual
contentment. This health issue can have a significant impact on the quality of life and …

Qualitative and quantitative analysis of PDE-5 inhibitors in counterfeit medicines and dietary supplements by HPLC–UV using sildenafil as a sole reference

I Fejős, G Neumajer, S Béni, P Jankovics - Journal of Pharmaceutical and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Due to their popularity, medicinal products containing the phophodiesterase type 5 enzyme
(PDE-5) inhibitors sildenafil, vardenafil and tadalafil are often subject to counterfeiting. In …