FDA Warns About TimeOut Capsules

TimeOut, a product marketed to men as a dietary supplement for sexual enhancement, contains an ingredient that could cause dangerously low blood pressure, warns the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

The agency said an analysis of the product showed that it contains
hydroxythiohomosildenafil, a chemical similar to sildenafil, the active ingredient in Viagra. Like sildenafil, hydroxythiohomosildenafil may interact with prescription drugs such as nitrates, including nitroglycerin, and cause dangerously low blood pressure.

TimeOut is distributed online as 2,500 mg capsules and labeled as “100% natural,” which may lead consumers to mistakenly believe that the product poses no health risk. Men who have TimeOut capsules should stop using them immediately, the FDA said.

So far, the agency hasn’t received any reports of adverse events associated with the use of TimeOut