Americans’ drug of choice
Americans’ drug of choice: anything that can be prescribed.
If it’s not restless legs, erectile dysfunction or an overactive bladder, then there must be something else wrong with us. No matter what your ailment is, the drug makers have a pill to peddle.
Just ask your doctor if Cure-it-All is right for you, as every ad likes to say. He or she surely will prescribe something to fix the problem, even if the side effects often sound a lot worse.
“America has become the world’s greatest medicine show,” author Melody Petersen writes in the introduction to her new book, Our Daily Meds, published by Sarah Crichton Books.
Levitra Association with Temporary Amnesia Noted
Levitra, an erectile dysfunction (ED) drug made by Bayer AG is undergoing its third labeling change since 2005. This time, the precautions section of the Levitra label will be changed to note its possible association with transient global amnesia, or TGA.
TGA is a sudden, temporary episode of memory loss that can’t be attributed to a more common neurological condition, such as epilepsy, transient ischemic attack, stroke or head injury. During an episode of transient global amnesia, recall of recent events simply vanishes, so a victim is unable to remember where they are or how they got there. They may also draw a blank when asked to remember things that happened a day, a month or even a year ago.
Brief Amnesia After Taking Levitra?
Erectile Dysfunction Drug Levitra to Get Label Change Noting Rare Reports of Transient Global Amnesia.
The erectile dysfunction drug Levitra is getting a label change noting rare reports of transient global amnesia in men taking the drug.
Transient global amnesia, or TGA, is a brief bout of amnesia, not lasting longer than a day, without causing other problems.
Levitra’s label change isn’t a warning or a precaution, and it doesn’t mean that the drug causes memory problems. The reported cases of transient global amnesia in men taking Levitra may have been spurred by something else, even by sex.
Misconceptions and Viagra
First, Viagra is not an aphrodisiac. In other words, it cannot cause an erection in the absence of actual sexual desire and stimulation. Also, Viagra is not a cure for erectile dysfunction but rather a treatment for a symptom; eliminating a symptom is not the same thing as treating the underlying cause, whether physical or psychological.
And while there have been countless jokes about one of Viagra’s potential side effects—an erection that can last four hours or more—doctors say that is no laughing matter. While such long-lasting erections are rare, they can be painful and can cause permanent damage to blood vessels and tissue. Fortunately, in most cases, a simple ice pack will make the swelling go down.
Levitra’s New ED Ad
Levitra’s New ED Ad: It’s Sex AND Serious Medical Issues.
Last night while on the elliptical and watching “NBC Nightly News,” one spot amid the wall-to-wall commercials for drugs caught my attention.
It looks like after 10 years since the first erectile dysfunction pill came on the market – Pfizer’s Viagra celebrated a decade since winning FDA approval last week – the makers of Levitra are trying a new marketing tack.
As far as I can remember, the impotence drug ads have always had a subtle or, perhaps, not-so-subtle focus on sex. For example, one of Eli Lilly’s recent commercials for Cialis has a couple standing by the kitchen sink when the faucet suddenly shoots a spray of water toward the ceiling.
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