{"id":19464,"date":"2018-05-11T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-05-11T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.accessrx.com\/blog\/?p=19464"},"modified":"2025-01-08T19:50:16","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T12:50:16","slug":"things-said-about-viagra-when-it-got-fda-approval-20-years-ago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edrugstore.com\/blog\/erectile-dysfunction\/viagra\/things-said-about-viagra-when-it-got-fda-approval-20-years-ago\/","title":{"rendered":"Things Said About Viagra When It Got FDA Approval 20 Years Ago"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Things Said About Viagra When It Got FDA Approval 20 Years Ago<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

March 27, 2018, marks the 20-year anniversary of Viagra, the little blue erectile dysfunction pills<\/a> that have helped so many men have sex.<\/p>\n

Time<\/i> magazine reports that when Viagra was first released, urologists were getting so many requests for the pill that many bought rubber stamps so they wouldn\u2019t have to sign their name so many times.<\/p>\n

In the earliest days, there were up to 10,000 prescriptions per day across the United States. Today, Viagra has made Pfizer at least $17 billion<\/strong> since its release\u2014in the U.S. alone.<\/p>\n

Commentary on erectile dysfunction and Viagra 20 years ago<\/h3>\n

The infamous Dr. Ruth was concerned that Viagra wouldn\u2019t be much help if it wasn\u2019t taken along with \u201can education process.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bob Guccione, the editor of Penthouse, <\/i>predicted that Viagra was going to \u201cundercut the feminist agenda,\u201d by removing the pressure than men felt from being emasculated by the feminist movement.<\/p>\n

Writer Gay Talese had another take on Viagra building the confidence of men<\/strong>. He said that the fact that so many men were rushing out to get Viagra was just proof that overcoming erectile dysfunction was \u201cthe key to men\u2019s self-worth.\u201d<\/p>\n

Writer Camille Paglia encouraged men to \u201creally re-examine\u201d why they needed Viagra, warning that men with erectile dysfunction were \u201cgoing to evolve themselves right out of the human species.\u201d<\/p>\n

Viagra today<\/h3>\n

Today, Viagra is the top-selling erectile dysfunction drug<\/a> in the world. It\u2019s also the most counterfeited drug in the world.<\/p>\n

Viagra works for more than 80% of men with erectile dysfunction<\/strong> and is only available by prescription in the United States. Although it\u2019s safe for most men, there are some men who shouldn\u2019t take Viagra.<\/p>\n

Men who take certain medications, such as other erectile dysfunction pills<\/a>, nitrates, and poppers, for example, shouldn\u2019t take Viagra. In addition, men with certain health conditions, such as low blood pressure or heart problems, shouldn\u2019t take Viagra.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

March 27, 2018, marks the 20-year anniversary of Viagra, the little blue erectile dysfunction pills that have helped so many men have sex. Time magazine reports that when Viagra was first released, urologists were getting so many requests for the pill that many bought rubber stamps so they wouldn\u2019t have to sign their name so […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19481,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_autoblog_aioseo_focus_keyphrase":"","_autoblog_aioseo_title":"","_autoblog_aioseo_description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[20,17],"tags":[22,70,408,23,400,184],"class_list":["post-19464","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-erectile-dysfunction","category-viagra","tag-ed","tag-ed-drugs","tag-ed-treatment","tag-erectile-dysfunction-2","tag-erectile-dysfunction-drugs","tag-viagra"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t