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To tell the story of Viagra and its various predecessors objectively, we must take a look at what it is that Viagra treats. We cannot avoid the issue of male impotence—or erectile dysfunction as it is now known—and erectile dysfunction is a problem of the penis. This male organ therefore takes center stage throughout the stories in this chapter.
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Here, we face the same terminological dilemma as we did with Prozac/fluoxetine in Chapter 8. Since the world knows Viagra by that name rather than as sildenafil, the brand name is used in this chapter.
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Marko, V. (2020). Viagra. In: From Aspirin to Viagra. Springer Praxis Books(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-44286-6_9
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