Kangaroo in Australia
Kangaroo in Australia

Kangaroo essence in Australia

Last updated on 21 Jun 2019
Australia
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How it works:

  • Kangaroo essence pills are claimed to be made of the testicles and penis of kangaroos and is promoted to tourists as a product for sexual enhancement. However, its claims are as yet unproven.
  • FDA laboratory analysis further warned that the product contains sildenafil, the active ingredient in Viagra which is used to treat erectile dysfunction (ED). This undeclared ingredient may interact with nitrates found in some prescription drugs such as nitroglycerin and lower blood pressure to dangerous levels. 
  • Note that men with diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or heart disease often take nitrates.

Places to beware:

  • Brisbane
  • Melbourne
  • Sydney

What to do:

  • Know what you are getting into.
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kangaroo fake vitamins

  diana_stacey   14 Jun 2019   2   1

My friend purchased this kangaroo fake vitamins from a vendor whom he described as genuine only for it to never work. Vitamins should be prescribed by a physician and purchased at FDA authorized outlets to prevent unknowing tourists from being scammed. Scammers are seemingly employing new tactics to prey on tourists. These claimed vitamins are expensive. What a way to be scammed.

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Tip of the iceberg of many fake vitamin products

  Graham   14 Jan 2018   3   1

The Kangaroo essence is the tip of the iceberg of many fake vitamin products, others include swisse chlorophyll and nature’s way vita gummies just to name a few that have no real evidence for being true to how they are marketed.

Vitamins are policed by the thereaputic good administration (TGA) which only goes on a trust based system that these companies hold evidence to support how these products are marketed, thus they can get away with selling “snake oil” its better off if you do very hard research if you want to purchase these items

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