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Australian Government Department of Health Therapeutic Goods Administration COUNTERFEIT ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION PRODUCTS The following data has been obtained from the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) Regulatory Compliance Unit and tested by the TGA Laboratories Branch. The products may no longer contain the offending substances, current testing may need to be considered. Version 1 May 2015 IN CONFIDENCE This document has been prepared by the Therapeutic Goods Administrations (TGA) Regulatory Compliance Unit for use by members of the Commonwealth of Australia- Department of Health TGA and Australian Customs and Border Security Unauthorised possession, use, viewing, duplication of this document and/or any of its contents, by any means Ylhatsoever, is stricUy prohibited unless prior approval is obtained from the Regulatory Compliance Unit TGA. Version 1 May 2015 African Sildenafil, Superman tadalafil and glibenclamide March 2014 Blue Sildenafil Fantasy March 2014 E.O.D Hydroxylhomo Erection On sulfosildenafil, sulfoaildenafil Demand Feb 2014 2 Erec Bull Yohimbine January 2014 Exciting Vardenafil and Dragon acetildenafil Feb 2014 Furunbao Tadalafil January 2014 Hard on Tadalafil Complex Feb 2014 3 Lian Zhan Sildenafil QiTian February 2014 Man Up Sulfoaildenafil Now Feb 2014 Max Hard Sulfosildenafil and aminotadalafil December 2014 4 Maxman Sildenafil Feb 2014 MME Sildenafil Naturally March 2014 Maxman Play Hard Yohimbine and for Men N-desmethyl sildenafil Feb 2014 1om 5 Rock Hard Tadalafil For Men December 2014 Stallion Pro Sulfosildenafil and hydroxyl homosulfo Sildenafil Feb 2014 Sildenafil Super Hard January 2014 6 Tiger King Sildenafil March 2014 V6 Sildenafil April2014 Ying Da Sildenafil and Wang paracetamol April2014 MMC USA Sidlenafil Blue Shark April2015 capsules 7 Niu Mo Sildenafil Wang Apri12015 'Bull Monster' tablets Majestic Sildenafil Lovezone Aprii2015 tablets Black King Sildenafil Kong April2015 capsules North West Sildenafil Wolf April2015 capsules 8 USA Gold Sildenafil Ant Apri12015 Capsules Strong Sildenafil Horses April2015 capsules Xzen 1200 Sildenafil capsules Apri12015 9 Sildenafil Strong-S X April 2015 capsules Gold Viagra tablets tadalafil (packaged Apri12015 as "Kangaroo Sexually Invigorating Essence) Gold Viagra capsules 10 Enhanced Sildenafil Vegetal Apri12015 Vigra. capsules Maxman Cialis tablets (Plastic bottle inside cardboard carton) Maxman Domina Tu Pareja tablets MMC 100% Natural Product capsules 11 Lilly Ieos Sildenafil and Cialis 20 mg Tadalafil tablets February 2015 (Lot numbers 05668 and AD47385- counterfeit) MosKa- energy for January 2015 adults 12 Ieos Cialis tadalafil 80mg and 100mg tablets Top Gun for Tadalafil Men tablets January 2015 Power 1 1 tablets January 2015 13 MMC Sex September Men 2014 capsules Zhansheng July 2014 Weige Chaoyue Xilishi tablets 14 .

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