Pfizer's Viagra Turns 10 Today!
Has it really been 10 years since the launch of Viagra, the first drug that was approved to treat erectile dysfunction (ED)? Why it seems like just yesterday. For those of you who don’t know, Pfizer was originally developing Viagra as a treatment for cardiovascular disease (it increases blood flow). However, members of the Viagra clinical development teams quickly observed Viagra’s unmistakable erectogenic potential and understood the impact that it would have on male sexual function for years to come.
Before Viagra’s launch in 1998, impotence, (the term previously used to describe what is now known as ED) was rarely discussed or mentioned by anyone, including many physicians. Now, with the advent of Viagra, Levitra and Cialis ED has become a part of the American lexicon. So-called tough guys like Bob Dole to NFL players are no longer ashamed to mention that they suffer from ED now that they can take a pill to overcome the condition. All kidding aside, Viagra has helped many men with conditions ranging from diabetes, atherosclerosis to prostrate cancer. But, there is one question that I have. “Are there really that many men who suffer with ED to account for the roughly $6.0 billion per year that is spent on Viagra and related medications?
Anyway, Happy Birthday Viagra! Maybe the little blue guy’s birthday can get a “rise” out of Pfizer’s stock today–sssshhhhhhh, let’s not put too much pressure on Viagra, it may interfere with its performance!
Until next time....
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