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La AEMPS retira el producto El Toro tras descubrir que contenía un fármaco para la erección no declarado
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La AEMPS retira el producto El Toro tras descubrir que contenía un fármaco para la erección no declarado

El producto se comercializaba como natural, pero contiene un principio activo para la disfunción eréctil que supone riesgos cardiovasculares.

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  • La AEMPS ha ordenado retirar el producto 'El Toro' tras detectar sildenafilo no declarado en su composición.
  • El fármaco, oculto bajo una etiqueta de producto natural, presenta riesgos graves para la salud cardiovascular de los consumidores.

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Why It Matters

La AEMPS regula la seguridad de los productos sanitarios y medicamentos en España. El sildenafilo es un fármaco sujeto a prescripción médica debido a sus efectos cardiovasculares.

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La Agencia Española de Medicamentos y Productos Sanitarios (AEMPS) ha ordenado la retirada del mercado y el cese de comercialización del producto El Toro después de detectar en su composición sildenafilo, un principio activo utilizado para tratar la disfunción eréctil y que no aparece declarado en su etiquetado.

La agencia tuvo conocimiento de la comercialización del producto a través de la Jefatura Superior de Policía de Asturias y, tras los análisis realizados por su Laboratorio Oficial de Control de Medicamentos (LOCM), confirmó la presencia de sildenafilo en una cantidad suficiente para ejercer una acción farmacológica. Esta circunstancia hace que el producto tenga legalmente la consideración de medicamento, pese a que se presenta como un producto natural.

El sildenafilo es el principio activo de medicamentos empleados para restaurar la función eréctil deteriorada. Actúa aumentando el flujo sanguíneo hacia el pene mediante la inhibición selectiva de la enzima fosfodiesterasa 5 (PDE-5). Por tanto, aunque la AEMPS no califica expresamente a El Toro como un "estimulante sexual", su contenido le confiere un efecto destinado a mejorar la erección.

La AEMPS advierte de que el consumo del producto puede suponer un riesgo para la salud, ya que el consumidor desconoce la presencia y la cantidad del principio activo. Los inhibidores de la PDE-5 presentan además contraindicaciones y pueden interactuar con otros medicamentos.

Entre las personas para las que el sildenafilo está contraindicado figuran aquellas que han sufrido un infarto agudo de miocardio, padecen angina inestable o insuficiencia cardiaca, presentan determinadas arritmias, hipotensión o hipertensión arterial no controlada, han sufrido un ictus isquémico o padecen insuficiencia hepática grave, entre otras situaciones.

Asimismo, la AEMPS advierte de posibles reacciones adversas de gravedad, especialmente de carácter cardiovascular, entre ellas infarto agudo de miocardio, angina inestable, arritmias ventriculares, palpitaciones, taquicardia o accidente cerebrovascular. En determinados casos también se han descrito episodios de muerte súbita cardiaca.

La agencia señala que el problema radica además en que el sildenafilo no figura en el etiquetado de El Toro, que presenta el producto como natural y, de este modo, no permite al consumidor conocer su verdadera composición.

Open Questions

  • ¿Cuántas unidades del producto fueron distribuidas en el mercado?
  • ¿Se han reportado casos de efectos adversos en consumidores?

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This article was originally published by El Mundo.

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