The Jakarta Post, Surabaya, East Java | Tue, 11/18/2008 9:32 PM
Surabaya's food and drug monitoring agency (BPOM) reported on Tuesday it had seized around 100,000 packages containing hazardous medicines and food supplements that were being sold in the city.
The agency seized 35,230 packages of traditional remedies, and 65,910 capsules of imported traditional medicine, BPOM examinations and investigations head Harlina Samadi said on Tuesday.
The agency deployed two teams and collected all illegal medicines from shops along Jl. Bratang and Jl. Kapas in the Hoky shopping complex in the Bintaro area.
"We have pulled the products because they contain hazardous chemical substances, including Sildenafil citrate (sold as Viagra) and Tadalafil (Cialis)," she said.
Sildenafil citrate could cause dizziness and stomach aches, Harlina said, while Tadalafil could lead to chest pains and strokes. (ewd)
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