Viagra Facts

	Viagra name: Sildenafil Citrate
	Viagra approved as an impotence pill by US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 27 March 1998, less than 6 months after Viagra's submission
	Viagra is made by Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, New York N.Y.
	300,000 Viagra scripts written in three weeks in US
	Viagra costs $10 a pill in US
	Recommended dose is 50mg an hour before effect is desired - some need 100mg Viagra, others need only 25mg. Viagra should only be used maximum of once a day.
	Viagra side effects are headache, flushing and indigestion. 3% report changes in vision - mainly colour perception.
	Drop-out rates in treatment were low - 2.5% on Viagra compared to 2.3% on placebo
	Viagra confers no resistance to AIDS or other sexually transmitted diseases and may increase risky behaviour.

Pfizer say only 5-10% of those with erectile dysfunction come forward for help, but they underestimate the fact that Viagra is already a "must have" for every sex shop in the world, for every catalogue of marital aids and will become a trendy, chic, fashion accessory. If normal men with ample performance are already taking it - then what's the shame for someone with real problems to go to a doctor and "pretend" he has problems in order to get Viagra?

Viagra has been available for ordering on-line (not recommended without proper consultation with physician) but some sites are now blocked / not operational.

Companies for some time have been taking faxed and on-line script orders from people for Viagra, so long as they are signed by a doctor.