NAFDAC Warns Against Sexual Stimulant, Coco Samba, Says It Has Excessive Sildenafil Contents That Can Kill

 The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned that Coco Samba, a herbal mixture, used to enhance sexual stimulation, contains excessive amounts of sildenafil, and thus dangerous for consumption.

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 The agency on Friday said that 100 ml of the mixture contains more than the approved dose of sildenafil, further stating that the deadly sildenafil proportion in the product was discovered after it landed in Germany.

NAFDAC statement read in part:

“The product was seized by German customs and analysed by the German Official Medicines Control Laboratory (OMCL). The analysis report showed the product contained undeclared amounts of sildenafil (150mg), which is above the maximum daily dose for sildenafil".

 

“Laboratory analysis conducted by the agency also confirmed the presence of undeclared sildenafil content.

“Sildenafil is a medicine prescribed for the treatment of erectile dysfunction and pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). It may interact with nitrates found in some prescription drugs (such as nitroglycerin) and may cause a significant drop in blood pressure that may be life-threatening.

“People with diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or heart disease often take nitrates. The adult male population who are most likely to use this product with nitrates (in prescription drugs for cardiac conditions) is most at risk.”

The agency explained that it issued the notice as a large chunk of the product was currently in circulation.