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To: Barron Von Hymen who wrote (183)	6/3/1998 11:27:00 AM
From: Anthony Wong	Respond to of 1722

Viagra Seen Getting Full EU Approval This Year, Report Says Bloomberg News June 3, 1998, 12:35 a.m. PT Frankfurt, June 3 (Bloomberg) -- Pfizer Inc.'s new anti- impotence drug Viagra is likely to gain full approval in the European Union by year's end after clearing the first hurdle with EU regulatory authorities, Klaus Schalkhaeuser, president of the German Urologists Association, said in an interview with the ZDF German television station. The urologist warned against the treatment becoming a ''lifestyle drug,'' urging doctors to prescribe the pills only after analyzing the exact cause of the dysfunction. The cost of the drug, Schalkhaeuser said, should be covered mainly by patients and not by social insurance. Two pills aiming to compete against Pfizer's blockbuster Viagra are safe and effective in treating impotence, new research shows. --Renee S. Cordes in the Frankfurt newsroom (49 69) 92041 200/kjo