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Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>The National Drug Authority (NDA) has said it suspended the production and distribution of alcoholic products sold under the brand name \u201cStronger Weekend\u201d because of their Viagra content.<\/p>\n

Viagra, a drug for erectile dysfunction, is a highly restricted prescription-only medicine, according to NDA.<\/p>\n

Addressing journalists in Kampala yesterday, Dr James William Tamale, the NDA head of regional offices, said the products which carry Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) quality marks, pose serious health threats to consumers. But UNBS said it is not their mandate to assess medicinal claims.<\/p>\n

He said the viagra-adulterated alcohol products manufactured by Thembomar Investment in Kasese District are sold as \u201cStronger weekend pineapple still table wine\u201d and \u201cStronger weekend \u2013opaque beer.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNDA undertook a laboratory analysis of the \u201cStronger weekend pineapple still table wine\u201d samples picked from the market and results confirmed that the product is adulterated with Sildenafil citrate [Viagra],\u201d Dr Tamale said.<\/p>\n

He said following the signal of adulteration, their team together with police on February 1 raided the factory in Mpondwe and collected the product (wine) together with other samples of the beer which also \u201ctested positive for Sildenafil citrate [Viagra].\u201d<\/p>\n

Dangers<\/p>\n

\u201cSildenafil citrate has serious side effects, which include extreme abdominal complications, respiratory and heart problems, renal failure, sometimes leading to coma, even death,\u201d Dr Tamale said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe public is strongly warned against using the stronger weekend products and NDA herby direct bars, guesthouses, shops, supermarkets and the general merchandise shops to stop sale or stocking of this product with immediate effect,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Ms Sylvia Kirabo, the UNBS spokesperson, said they have not yet received a formal communication from NDA regarding the product, adding that it is not their mandate to test or regulate drugs.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t have official communication from NDA in regards to the products. When we get that information, we shall be able to respond,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cUNBS deals with product safety, not therapeutic issues and medicinal claims. That is out of the scope of the Bureau\u2019s mandates,\u201d Ms Kirabo added.<\/p>\n

One of the officials of Thembomar Investment, who identified himself as Bosco, said: \u201cThe products are made from Congo and we only distribute. Its main branch is in Kasese.\u201d He denied the NDA report that the products have Viagra.<\/p>\n

Last year, the regulator also detected Viagra-containing coffee sold under the brand name M-Magix Coffee.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Uganda. The National Drug Authority (NDA) has said it suspended the production and distribution of alcoholic products sold under the brand name \u201cStronger Weekend\u201d because of their Viagra content. Viagra, a drug for erectile dysfunction, is a highly restricted prescription-only medicine, according to NDA. Addressing journalists in Kampala yesterday, Dr James William Tamale, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":26074,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,3,8],"tags":[233,240,234],"class_list":["post-26075","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-community","category-homepage-english","tag-africa-press","tag-africa-press-uganda","tag-uganda"],"yoast_head":"\nNDA bans alcohol product over viagra use - Uganda<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The National Drug Authority (NDA) has said it suspended the production and distribution of alcoholic products sold under ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/nda-bans-alcohol-product-over-viagra-use\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"NDA bans alcohol product over viagra use\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The National Drug Authority (NDA) has said it suspended the production and distribution of alcoholic products sold under ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/nda-bans-alcohol-product-over-viagra-use\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Uganda\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-02-10T20:04:52+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/uganda\/sites\/34\/2022\/02\/img-62056a360a072.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"480\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/nda-bans-alcohol-product-over-viagra-use#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/nda-bans-alcohol-product-over-viagra-use\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"NDA bans alcohol product over viagra use\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-02-10T20:04:52+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/nda-bans-alcohol-product-over-viagra-use\"},\"wordCount\":408,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/nda-bans-alcohol-product-over-viagra-use#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/uganda\/sites\/34\/2022\/02\/img-62056a360a072.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Africa Press\",\"Africa Press-Uganda\",\"uganda\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"community\",\"homepage-english\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/nda-bans-alcohol-product-over-viagra-use#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/nda-bans-alcohol-product-over-viagra-use\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/nda-bans-alcohol-product-over-viagra-use\",\"name\":\"NDA bans alcohol product over viagra use - 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