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# Amazon Distributing Illegal Drugs: FDA
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/amazon-distributing-illegal-drugs-fda/
- Published: 2024-01-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T14:18:58.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: Drugs, #legacy-id-D5156053

FDA says Amazon’s fulfillment service, provided to third-party vendors, is illegally distributing several energy enhancement dietary supplements or food that contain undeclared erectile dysfunction drugs. A 12/20/2023 [Warning Letter](https://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/warning-letters/amazoncom-inc-662503-12202023?ref=fdaweb.com) says laboratory analyses found the products contain either sildenafil (the Viagra active ingredient) or tadalafil (the Cialis active ingredient).

The letter quotes from product descriptions to demonstrate that the products are labeled as dietary supplements or food, but are intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease and/or intended to affect the structure or any function of the body.

Amazon was told to respond with a list of specific steps it has taken to address violations and prevent their recurrence, including steps to ensure that the company will no longer introduce or deliver for introduction into interstate commerce unapproved new drugs and/or misbranded products with undeclared drug ingredients, with copies of related documentation.