Herpes Remedies FDA: Agency Warns on Unproven Cures Online

The herpes remedies fda warning issued October 14 takes aim at unproven products sold on Amazon and Walmart that claim to treat the virus — items the agency says pose a public health risk.

There is no cure for herpes, the FDA emphasized. Prescription antiviral medicines can prevent or shorten outbreaks, and taking them daily lowers the risk of transmitting the virus to a partner — the only proven approach, not the supplements and creams sold online.

Enforcement on the Table

The agency said it could seize the products or take the sellers to court to stop sales, signaling it is prepared to escalate beyond a warning letter if the listings remain up.

The scale of the problem is significant: about 572,000 new genital herpes infections occurred in 2018 among Americans ages 14 to 49, according to CDC data — a large pool of people vulnerable to false promises of a cure.

Source: HealthDay