Bureau of Social Welfare and Public Health, Tokyo Metropolitan Government
announced on October 1, "Medicine element "Hongdenafil", alias Acetildenafil, that had not been approved was detected from dietary supplement and soft drink".
The detection of Hongdenafil becomes the first time domestically.
The element looks like the structure of medicine element "Sildenafil" included in erectile dysfunction (ED) treatment, and the health damage might be generated.
Dietary supplement and soft drink where the medicine element of no approval is detected is "Vita-man. " of "EE" that Communications Link Ltd. in Wakabayashi Ward, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture and Ain Ltd. in Miyagino Ward, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture sold as marketers.