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To: Anthony Wong who wrote (142)6/1/1998 12:55:00 PM
From: Anthony Wong  Read Replies (1) of 1722
 
Japan Tourists Travel To Get Viagra
JUNE 01, 05:24 EDT

TOKYO (AP) - A Japanese travel agency is putting
together tours to Hawaii for men who want to buy the
drug Viagra, which has gotten huge publicity here but
has yet to be approved by health officials.

The Flight More travel agency organized its first Viagra
tour in April, and has flown 25 men to Hawaii for the
drug, company president Mineichi Sudo said today.

Sudo said the agency gets about 10 queries a day and
is planning more tours. Sudo said most of the
participants are in their 50s, with the youngest so far
45 and the oldest 64. Most of the participants go on
the tour alone and are met by a guide in Honolulu.

Sudo said participants need to get blood tests from a
Japanese doctor before leaving. The results are faxed
to a doctor in Hawaii who then prescribes the drug,
which can help men overcome some forms of
impotency.

Flight More's cheapest tour - which lasts four days -
costs the equivalent of $710 for accommodations and
flight. An additional $600 is needed for the
consultation, prescription and first bottle of 30 Viagra
tablets.

The second bottle is available for $300.

Two bottles are the maximum a participant can bring
through Japanese customs, according to Flight More.
Any more than that requires a doctor's letter explaining
why it is needed.

Sudo said that so far, ''none of the participants have
complained.''

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