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To: Anthony Wong who wrote (778)	9/14/1998 8:25:00 AM
From: Anthony Wong	Read Replies (1) of 1722

Licence Expected For Anti-Impotence Drug Monday September 14, 11:05 AM The controversial anti-impotence drug Viagra is expected to be licensed for use in the UK this week. European officials in Brussels are expected to give the go-ahead mid week or earlier. Simultaneously, the Department of Health will issue guidelines on how the drug is to be prescribed. The diamond shaped blue pill helps seven out of ten men have sexual intercourse, and works eight times out of ten. Controversy has surrounded the merits of the medication, widely regarded in the US as a "wonder-drug" transforming the sex live of thousands of impotent men, but also known to have side effects such as headaches, blue tinted vision, nausea and flushing. The drug is also thought to have caused the deaths of 69 men in the US - 46 of which were due to heart trouble. British doctors are likely to insist the tablet is not given to men with liver diseases, low blood pressure or those who have had a stroke. If the Department of Health authorises GPs to dispense the drug, a row over workload and costs are expected. The manufacturers of Viagra, Pfizer, has attempted to quell fears that the drug could cost the NHS more than œ1 billion a year. It estimates the costs will be much lower, between œ50-100 million a year, at œ4.84 a tablet. yahoo.co.uk

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