Table 2 Identified bacterial species in counterfeit and illegal PDE inhibitors in the Canadian study
From: Microbiological contamination in counterfeit and unapproved drugs
Product | Identified bacteria |
|---|---|
Approved PDE5 inhibitors | |
Sildenafil 25 mg | n/a |
Sildenafil 50 mg | n/a |
Sildenafil 100 mg | n/a |
Tadalafil 2.5 mg | n/a |
Tadalafil 5 mg | n/a |
Tadalafil 10 mg | n/a |
Tadalafil 20 mg | n/a |
Vardenafil 5 mg | n/a |
Vardenafil 10 mg | n/a |
Vardenafil 20 mg | n/a |
Counterfeit PDE5 inhibitors | |
Sildenafil 100 mg #1 | Bacillus spp. |
Sildenafil 100 mg #2 | Serratia spp., Paenibacillus polymyxa, Paenibacillus amylolyticus, Bacillus ssp., Paenibacillus gluconolyticus, Corynebacterium spp., Brevibacillus borstelensis |
Sildenafil 100 mg #3 | Brevibacillus choshinensys, Bacillus spp. |
Sildenafil 100 mg #4 | Bacillus ssp. |
Sildenafil 100 mg #5 | Bacillus spp. |
Sildenafil 100 mg #6 | Bacillus ssp., Brevibacillus choshinensys, Virgibacillus pantothenticus, Alicyclobacillus acidoterrestris, Sphingomonas paucimobilis, Paenibacillus polymyxa, Propionibacterium acnes, Brevibacillus borstelensis, Bacillus spp. |
Sildenafil 100 mg #7 | Micrococcus luteus |
Sildenafil 100 mg #8 | Bacillus ssp., Propionibacterium acnes |
Sildenafil 100 mg #9 | Paenibacillus amylolyticus |
Sildenafil 100 mg #10 | Brevibacillus choshinensys |
Sildenafil 100 mg #11 | n/a |
Sildenafil 100 mg #12 | n/a |
Tadalafil 20 mg #13 | Bacillus ssp. |
Tadalafil 20 mg #14 | Kocuria rosea, Bacillus pumilus |
Tadalafil 10 mg #15 | Bacillus spp |
Tadalafil 10 mg #16 | Bacillus spp |
Tadalafil 10 mg #17 | Granulicatella adiacens, Streptococcus salivarus, Bacillus spp |
Tadalafil 10 mg #18 | Bacillus spp |
Tadalafil 10 mg #19 | Bacillus spp |
Vardenafil 20 mg #20 | Bacillus spp |
Vardenafil 20 mg #21 | n/a |
Unapproved PDE5 inhibitors | |
Tadalafil #22 | Paenibacillus lautus, Paenibacillus durus, Paenibacillus glucanolyticus, Bacillus spp. |
Sildenafil #23 | Bacillus ssp., Paenibacillus spp. |
Vardenafil #24 | Bacillus ssp. |
Tadalafil #25 | Staphylococcus epidermidis, Bacillus spp. |
PDE5 inhibitor #26 | Bacillus spp., |
Tadalafil #27 | Bacillus spp. |
Sildenafil #28 | Bacillus spp. |
Sildenafil #29 | Bacillus spp. |
Sildenafil #30 | Bacillus spp., Sphingomonas paucimobilis, aerobic Actinomycetes |
Sildenafil #31 | Bacillus spp. |
Tadalafil #32 | Bacillus spp. |
Tadalafil #33 | Bacillus spp. |
Tadalafil #34 | Granulicatella adiacens, Streptococcus salivarus, Bacillus spp. |
Sildenafil #35 | Bacillus spp. |
Sildenafil #36 | Bacillus spp., Micrococcus spp. |
Sildenafil #37 | Bacillus spp. |
Sildenafil #38 | Bacillus spp. |
Sildenafil #39 | Bacillus spp. |
Tadafenil #40 | Bacillus spp. |
Sildenafil #41 | Bacillus spp. |
Sildenafil #42 | Bacillus spp. |
Tadafenil #43 | Bacillus spp., Staphylococcus hominis |
Sildenafil #44 | Bacillus spp. |
Sildenafil #45 | Bacillus spp. |
Sildenafil #46 | Bacillus spp. |
Sildenafil #47 | Bacillus spp. |
Sildenafil #48 | Bacillus spp. |
Sildenafil #49 | Bacillus spp. |
Sildenafil #50 | Bacillus spp. |
Sildenafil #51 | Bacillus spp. |
Sildenafil #52 | Bacillus spp. |