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Viagra will be available over counter
BMJ 2017; 359 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.j5544 (Published 29 November 2017) Cite this as: BMJ 2017;359:j5544
- Zosia Kmietowicz
- The BMJ
British men aged over 18 will be able to buy sildenafil (Viagra Connect, containing 50 mg sildenafil) over the counter, after the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) reclassified the drug from prescription-only.
The agency said that the move will help more men with erectile dysfunction to access treatment without using illegal online sites to purchase the drug. Over the past five years investigators from MHRA have seized more than £50m …
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