Zambia seizes 'erection-causing' energy drink

A man consults a doctor about erectile dysfunction. Zambian authorities have ordered a local manufacturer to stop the production and distribution of an energy drink that reportedly caused a prolonged erection in a man. PHOTO | FILE | COURTESY

Authorities in Zambia have ordered a local manufacturer to stop the production and distribution of an energy drink that reportedly caused a prolonged erection in a man.

The move comes after the Uganda National Drug Authority (NDA) said in a letter dated 28 December that it had tested samples from a bottle of Natural Power SX after a customer complained of constant sweating and an erection lasting nearly six hours.