Saturday, November 22, 2008

Make a mental note - the FDA is looking out for you

You don't have to worry. The FDA does not think you are coming and need someone to guide you over the last few steps, or lost and need finding. Rather, they have your interests at heart. This may strike you as a slightly revolutionary idea. The FDA more usually seems to be looking out for the pharmaceutical manufacturers. But, in this instance, the FDA has had reports of a problem that could affect a few men and they felt it sufficiently serious to hurry out a new form of words to warn all men of this "new" risk. So, if you are one of the many who now buy viagra online, this warning might pass you by. Many of the online pharmacies are based outside the US and do not include FDA approved notes inside the packaging. This website for responsible online pharmacies brings you this warning. It's all part of the service.
The FDA has a general system in place to collect reports of adverse side effects to all drugs on its approved list. Under normal circumstances, men can and do take viagra without any problems. If there are side effects, they are barely noticeable and pass almost before you are aware of them. But, in a very small number of cases, men have been reporting a loss of memory. To make the condition sound medically impressive, it has been called Transient Global Amnesia (TGA). It could not easier to describe. Some men take the recommended dose of viagra. They appear to be perfectly normal and usually perform well in bed. However, after an hour or so, their short-term memories are affected. They begin to forget some, and then all, of what has happened over the last few hours. There does not appear to be any other physical problem. It is a simple memory wipe of a few hours of time. There is no clear understanding of how this might be caused nor why evidence of it should only now be surfacing. Viagra has been on the market for some ten years now. It has been used by millions of men around the world and there is no general word-of-mouth on amnesia. However, the FDA is sufficiently concerned that it has directed the manufacturer to include a warning. Quite what you are supposed to do if you find yourself forgetting stuff is not clear, but at least you should remember you were warned.




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