From: Microbiological contamination in counterfeit and unapproved drugs
Product | Microbial load | ||
---|---|---|---|
TAMC (CFU/g) | TYMC (CFU/g) | Pathogens | |
Approved PDE5 inhibitors | |||
Sildenafil 50 mg | < 5 | < 5 | nd |
Tadalafil 10 mg | < 5 | < 5 | nd |
Vardenafil 10 mg | < 5 | < 5 | nd |
Counterfeit PDE5 inhibitors | |||
Sildenafil 100 mg #1 | < 5 | < 5 | nd |
Sildenafil 100 mg #2 | < 5 | 10 | negative |
Sildenafil 100 mg #3 | < 5 | < 5 | nd |
Sildenafil 100 mg #4 | < 5 | < 5 | nd |
Sildenafil 100 mg #5 | < 5 | < 5 | nd |
Sildenafil 100 mg #6 | 170 | < 5 | negative |
Tadalafil 80 mg #7 | < 5 | < 5 | nd |
Other unapproved products | |||
Zinc gluconate #8 | < 5 | < 5 | nd |
Nicotic acid #9 | < 5 | < 5 | nd |
Methandienone #10 | 80 | < 5 | negative |
Methandienone #11 | 11 000 | < 5 | negative |
Mephedrone HCl #12 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Butylone HCl #13 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Methandienone #14 | 80 | 60 | negative |
Stanozolol #15 | 100 | < 5 | negative |
Stanozolol #16 | 110 | < 5 | negative |
Clenbuterole 0.02 mg #17 | < 5 | < 5 | nd |
Sibutramine, phenolphtalein #18 | 20 | 40 | negative |
Sildenafil 100 mg #19 | < 5 | < 5 | nd |
4-Methylethcathinone #20 | < 5 | < 5 | nd |
4-Methylcathinone/Coffein #21 | < 5 | < 5 | n/a |
4-Methylcathinone/Coffein #22 | < 5 | < 5 | n/a |
4-Methylcathinone/Coffein #23 | < 5 | < 5 | nd |
3-Fluoromethcathinone/Lidocaine/Coffein #24 | < 5 | < 5 | nd |
Coffein/Acetylsalicylic acid #25 | < 5 | < 5 | nd |
Slimming herb #26 (herbal product) | 720 000 | 4 000 | >104 bile-tolerant gram-negative bacteria |