Viagra

Viagra Question I take a generic high blood pressure medication called lisinopril. Does this drug interact adversely at all with the active ingredient in Viagra? Answer Lisinopril belongs to a family of blood pressure medications known as an angiotensin-converting enzyme, or ACE, ...

Viagra Question What is the incidence of erectile dysfunction among American men? And would Viagra help all of them to regain at least temporary erectile function? Answer According to MenMD.com, erectile dysfunction affects roughly 30 million American men and more than 100 ...

Q. Until recently the airwaves were full of commercials for Viagra, but I haven’t seen many, if any, in the last few months. Why has Pfizer cut back on its advertising for Viagra? A. For almost two decades, Viagra was widely ...

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Q. I’ve read that doctors sometimes give newborn babies the same active ingredient that’s in Viagra. Obvious the treatment of erection problems, so what medical purpose does the drug serve in newborns? A. It’s true that some newborns, most premature babies, ...

Viagra, along with Levitra, Cialis, Staxyn, and Stendra, all belong to a family of medications known as PDE5 inhibitors. They are so called because they all temporarily disable an enzyme known as phosphodiesterase-5, which can interfere with blood flow to ...

Q. I have heard that generic Viagra is on its way and will soon be introduced in the United States, but I’ve heard that it’s already been on the market in a number of other countries, including Canada, the member ...

Q: I know that Pfizer is the pharmaceutical company that developed Viagra back in the 1990s, but I heard that the drug’s active ingredient wasn’t originally envisioned as a treatment for ED. What did Pfizer’s researchers hope to do with ...

Q: My insurer won’t cover my prescriptions for Viagra or for any other ED drug. However, I read recently that the Defense Department spends millions each year to cover the cost of ED drugs for both active-duty servicemen and veterans. ...

Q: The print and broadcast media are full of reports about so-called female Viagra. How Does the Female Viagra Drug for Women Differ from the Viagra Designed to Treat ED symptoms? A: As Pfizer discovered in its trials of Viagra in ...

Under current law, Viagra and all the other PDE5 inhibitors are available only by prescription in the United States. However, reports from the United Kingdom indicate that country’s Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency has recommended that the drug be ...

Q: I keep getting emails advertising Viagra and other ED drugs at prices far lower than those charged at the local pharmacy, even the pharmacies of the big box stores. I figured if cheaper Viagra were that readily available, nobody ...

Q. I read recently about a study somewhere in Turkey that showed that Viagra’s active ingredient might offer help for men suffering from back pain associated with degeneration of the sciatic nerve. Is there any truth to those reports? A. It’s ...

Q. My wife and I have been trying to get pregnant for several months now, but thus far we’ve had no luck. A buddy of mine at work said he’d read that one of Viagra’s hidden benefits is its ability ...

Q. A couple of years back, I read an article that claimed Viagra increased the risk of developing melanoma. I work outside and am very concerned about the risk of any skin cancer. Are those reports linking the use of ...