SFA warns about M'sian coffee product containing prescription medicine for erectile dysfunction
The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) is advising consumers to avoid a Malaysian coffee product called Kopi Penumbuk, which is sold online.
In the product, the agency detected Tadalafil, a potent prescription medicine used to treat erectile dysfunction.
Tadalafil should only be given under medical supervision.
Inappropriate use of tadalafil is dangerous and can increase the risk of serious adverse effects, including heart attack, stroke, headache, migraine, irregular heart rate and priapism, which is painful and exceedingly long erections.
Tadalafil can also pose serious risks to certain individuals, including those with heart-related problems. They can cause potentially life-threatening low blood pressure in those who are on heart medications, especially those containing nitrates.
Kopi Penumbuk had been marketed on local e-commerce platforms as a coffee product with claims of male sexual enhancement effects.
SFA has worked with the platforms to remove listings of the product and issued warnings to the respective sellers to refrain from selling the product with immediate effect.
