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Stiff tonic not what it seemed

January 15, 2006

MALAYSIA has banned a local herbal medicine after it was found to contain chemicals used in the anti-impotency drug Viagra.

The Orgacare Unik Plus 1 herbal drug was blacklisted after it was tested by the local Drug Control Authority following a complaint from a regulatory agency of a foreign country, Health Minister Chua Soi Lek said. He did not identify the country.

He said the purported herbal medicine, whose manufacturers claimed it promoted general health, was found to be mixed with tadalafil and sildenafil - chemicals that went into making Viagra.

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