Posted on 03/28/2008 1:35:43 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd
Ten years ago today, Viagra got the Food and Drug Administration's stamp of approval. Here are some facts about the little blue pill:
• Roughly 1 billion Viagra tablets have been doled out since the drug debuted.
• An average of about three Viagra tablets were dispensed each second between its launch and the end of last year.
• Thirty-five million men worldwide have used Viagra, which remains the most commonly prescribed drug for erectile dysfunction.
• The drug has been evaluated in more than 120 clinical trials involving more than 16,000 men.
• Viagra was also tested in about 3,000 women as a potential treatment for sexual arousal disorders. But the trials were "inconclusive," and Pfizer announced in 2004 that it had stopped them.
Statistics provided by Pfizer
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Wow!
When Lani Davis takes it, he gets taller.
Viagra ads?
It is also approved for use in pulmonary hypertension.
10 long, hard years.
Viagra still on the rise 10 years on
Oh, loosen up. Don’t be such a stiff.
What about those goofy ads with the guy on a motercycle and his plates read “Viagra” or the guys in the band singing Viva Viagra?!!!! And the ad I really don’t get at all - I think it’s for Cialis (sp) is why the couples are in the outdoors at the end in bathtubs?!! What’s that about?
I think we should use this for America’s serious problem of electile dysfunction.
Those 4-hour long erections keep the ER nurses laughing!
I find a competitor's (Cialis) TV commercials to be a bit entertaining: If our product works in a BIG way for more than four hours, consult your physician.
I keep wondering the gender of their target market. Do they want the lads to get in line...or the lasses?
Don’t be so hard on the guy.
Uhh, that doesn’t sound right.
That’s one of the best lines ever.
PREVIEW: Viagra shows staying power, still performing after 10 years
You can add that chasing it with beer can cause your skin to turn a light shade of blue. I heard that from someone, not through personal experience.
That’s 28 pills per patient. Horndogs!
You've got to go and ruin everything.
apologies to David Lee Roth
That condition is no laughing matter, though. It can potentially permanently damage your Johnson.
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