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Biotech / Medical : PFE (Pfizer) How high will it go? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Anthony Wong who wrote (4345)	7/15/1998 2:14:00 AM
From: puborectalis	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9523

When will the insurance companies realize that a good sex life is part and parcel of good mental health which is equally if not more important than physical health.Productivity in the workplace is enhanced by good mental health.

To: Anthony Wong who wrote (4345)	7/15/1998 7:07:00 AM
From: Solid	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9523

FYI- though I am sure you saw this too! Viagra deaths not attributable to treatment, says Pfizer Viagra (sildenafil citrate) Chemist & Druggist Pfizer has attributed the deaths of six patients on the new male impotence drug, Viagra, to either cardiovascular events related to sexual activity in older men or to a contraindicated combination of Viagra and nitrates. Viagra (sildenafil citrate) is contraindicated in patients taking nitrates in any form and has yet to be approved for use in women, although trials are underway. The drug, which has yet to be licensed in the UK, is Pfizer's new oral treatment for erectile dysfunction in men. More than one million prescriptions for the drug have been written since the drug's approval on March 27 and over 80 per cent of these have been for men over 50. The US Food and Drug Administration is currently investigating the six deaths. Viagra is an important therapeutic advance in the treatment of a medical condition that affects 30 million American men and their partners, says Joseph Feczko, Pfizer's senior vice president of medical and regulatory operations. Used appropriately, Viagra meets a major medical need that can profoundly affect the quality of life for couples, he says. Viagra may be available in the UK by the end of the year, according to a company spokesman. For now, though, Pfizer recommends that patients should not receive Viagra, which is available in the UK on a named patient basis, without a consultation because erectile dysfunction is often associated with diabetes or hypertension. Packs of Viagra tablets from Gibraltar have been offered to UK pharmacists through a pharmacy journal at #210 per 30-tablet pack including postage, regardless of strength (25mg, 50mg or 100mg). A spokesman for the Medicines Control Agency points out that it has an enforcement unit to deal with the illegal advertising of drugs without a UK product licence.