Viagra, Cialis, Levitra Information Sheet Warns o f Sudden Hearing Loss
Doctors who prescribe Viagra, Cialis and Levitra will need to read up on a new information sheet released by the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) regarding sudden hearing loss associated with the erectile dysfunction drugs. Last month, the FDA warned that Viagra, Levitra, and Cialis have been connected with more than two dozen instances of sudden hearing loss. Those reports prompted the FDA to announce that the labels on these erectile dysfunction drugs would bear new warnings about this potential side effect.
Herbal Sex Pills Pose Hidden Dangers
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Many of the pills marketed as safe herbal alternatives to Viagra and other prescription sex medications pose a hidden danger: For men on common heart and blood-pressure drugs, popping one could lead to a stroke, or even death.
“All-natural” products with names like Stamina-RX and Vigor-25 promise an apothecary’s delight of rare Asian ingredients, but many work because they contain unregulated versions of the very pharmaceuticals they are supposed to replace.
That dirty secret represents a special danger for the millions of men who take nitrates — drugs prescribed to lower blood pressure and regulate heart disease. When mixed, nitrates and impotency pharmaceuticals can slow blood flow catastrophically, leading to a heart attack or stroke.
Pfizer Emerges Victorious in China Viagra Patent Battle
Following a six year legal battle, Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) has successfully defended its Chinese patent on the erectile dysfunction drug Viagra. As reported in Chinese in the 21st Century Economic Report on Nov. 1, the Beijing High People’s Court has issued a final judgment on the patent dispute. Rejecting a patent challenge from 12 domestic drug manufacturers, the high court’s final judgment grants Pfizer patent protection on Viagra until 2014.
Pfizer initially filed a Chinese patent application in May 1994 for the use of Sildenafil (Viagra) in the treatment of erectile dysfunction treatment.
Why is there no Viagra-like drug for women?
About 10 years ago, a handful of researchers began touting the virtues of testosterone for women who couldn’t get their sex drive out of neutral.
They presented data that included personal experiences with the reproductive hormone more commonly associated with men, published best-selling books for women over 40 and, in perhaps the biggest coup of all, snagged an appearance on Oprah Winfrey’s show.
Whether the movement has been good for women, however, is a matter of passionate debate among some of the most respected researchers in the field. And while that debate has ebbed and flowed, dozens of products for men have appeared on the market.
EU Approves Once-Daily Cialis for Quality
INSTANCE OFNATIONAL CAPITAL (Reuters) Jun 25 – European officials have approved a once-daily written material of sterility pill tadalafil.
The drug’s God Almighty, Eli Lilly and Co., said on Monday that the putting surface luminousness from the European Military commission meant cialis was the number 1 erectile dysfunction music cleared for continuous use.
Until now, drugs such as tadalafil and Pfizer Inc.’s rival upshot, viagra , have been taken as needed.
