Ten years ago this month the lives of millions of men and women were changed almost overnight by the advent of a little blue pill — the first oral treatment for impotence.
Viagra, developed by accident by scientists at Pfizer Laboratories, was first approved for use by the US Food and Drug Administration on March 27, [...]
Eli Lilly and Co on Tuesday said U.S. regulators approved once-daily use of two low-dose forms of its Cialis anti-impotence drug, offering greater convenience for men expecting frequent sexual activity.
The Indianapolis drugmaker said the once-daily formulations, in dosages of 2.5 milligrams and 5 milligrams, will allow men to attempt sexual activity any time between doses.
“In [...]
French customs officials have intercepted a shipment of 224,000 fake Viagra and Cialis anti-impotence pills worth 2.4 million euros ($3.5 million), the Budget Ministry said on Monday.
The copies of the best-selling drugs were found on December 18 during a search at the French capital’s main air hub at Roissy, in a freight cargo on its [...]
The US Food and Drug Administration has decided to put more prominent warnings of potential hearing loss on impotence drugs Viagra, Cialis and Levitra.
An FDA statement said the goal was “to display more prominently the potential risk of sudden hearing loss, and to guide consumers on what to do if they experience sudden problems with [...]
Researchers have warned about “herbal remedies” for erectile dysfunction sold over-the-counter in Hong Kong after most of them were found to contain untested variants of well-known anti-impotence drugs.
These variants, or “analogues,” are copies of controlled drugs but they are slightly modified in their chemical structure to escape patent and other drug-related laws.
Cranked out illegally, these [...]
