Viagra pharmacy

The little blue pill, more commonly known by it’s brand name Viagra burst onto the scene in 1998 as a miracle cure for impotence. Since then it has become a household name and is widely available throughout South Africa and around the world. In South Africa, a prescription is still required before you can pop a pill and solve all your sexual problems, but that may be about to change as policy makers evaluate success with declassifying the drug. Initially Viagra was a patent product of Pfizer, and American pharmaceutical company. The main component of Viagra is Sildenafil, but the medication wasn’t always intended for the bolstering of masculine confidence. Initially, Sildenafil was developed in England as a treatment for specific heart diseases such as angina and high blood pressure. The drug’s effect on the penis quickly changed from a side effect to the drug’s main application and the rest is history. In 2010 Michael Douglas owned up to taking Viagra to please his younger wife, causing a craze amongst older men. But today Viagra is not just an old man’s game. It is taken by men of all ages who want to give their love making a little more umph.

Viagra pharmacy in South Africa

Because of it’s original intended use as a heart medication, Viagra carries some health warnings – especially to those with particular heart problems. Viagra also should not be used in conjunction with nitrate drugs commonly referred to as “poppers”, as the combination can lead to a sudden decrease in blood pressure. In rare cases Viagra has also been known to cause priapism, a painful prolonged erection which can last for more than four hours and ultimately damage the penis. For the reasons mentioned above, Viagra is currently a prescription-only medication. Whilst regulation of the drug does have advantages, it is becoming increasingly counter-productive and impractical to maintain. For one thing, erectile disfunction is a deeply personal and distressing problem for men, who are not historically well-known for dealing with uncomfortable affronts to their masculinity. This means that many men simply ignore the problem and live with the resulting problems rather than risk the embarrassment of speaking to their GP. It has also been noted by deregulation proponents that men find it difficult to be organised in their busy lives and can find themselves caught short on Friday if they haven’t been able to find time to get to a doctor during the week. Of course the Internet provides a fairly straightforward solution to these problems.

Many sites offer “lowest-price” Viagra without the need for a prescription. But in pushing South African male population to turn to the unregulated online industry, the government’s good intentions are having the opposite result. Men are at the mercy of the honesty and decency of the Viagra peddlers and it is impossible to say the quality of the medication from one dose to the next. Some countries addressed these problems by declassifying Viagra so that it is available at a pharmacy after a short consultation with a pharmacist. For many men this has made it simpler even than going online to get Viagra whilst still allowing a health care professional to keep an eye on how the medication is doled out.

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