News May
Vietnam legalizes Viagra
Vietnam has legalized the sale of Viagra years after smuggled and
copied versions of the anti-impotency drug first hit the black market,
a health ministry official said.
The blue pill made by US drugs giant Pfizer will now be prescribed
in public hospitals, said an official in the ministry's pharmaceutical
products management department, who asked not to be named.
Viagra has been sold illegally in the communist nation for around
two dollars a tablet, and generic Indian, German and locally-made
versions have been sold on prescription for the past two years.
According to official figures, around two million of Vietnam's
more than 40 million men suffer from erectile dysfunction
Source : http://news.yahoo.com
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