Viagra News (2005)

Viagra may treat preeclampsia

The first study to consider the effect of Viagra (sildenafil) during pregnancy affected by hypertension on such significant facts as fetal growth and well-being and the mother's uterine circulation yielded surprisingly positive results, which may indicate possible utility in preeclampsia, the leading cause of maternal mortality and morbidity worldwide.

Although Viagra didn't actually lower mothers' blood pressure, "it did produce some very significant and beneficial effects on pregnancy-induced vascular adaptation and fetal outcome," according to senior author/laboratory head, George Osol, professor and director of research, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington.

Source: Medical News, Sun, April 3, 2005

Viet Nam introduces first local version of Viagra

HA NOI, March 3 (VNA) - ICA Pharmaceuticals will introduce its new product Adagrin, the first local version of Viagra, for treating impotence and erectile dysfunction (ED).

Adagrin will be sold only with a prescription at about one-third the price of imported medicine of the same kind. It will be used for patients in the andrology and urology departments of central and local hospitals.

Head of ICA Pharmaceuticals's Adagrin project Pham Luong Chau said that the drug has the same working mechanism and side-effects as Viagra made by the US . It is not an aphrodisiac but a treatment for ED patients.

According to unofficial statistics, there are more than 2 million men suffering from impotence in the country.

Source: Viet Nam News Agency, Hanoi, Viet Nam

Viagra works for the long haul

With prostate cancer treatment success often comes at a heavy price: erectile dysfunction. But, a new study shows that Viagra will work in nearly 70% of the men who have radiation-associated erectile dysfunction for years to come. Surgery to remove the cancer is one option that is used to treat prostate cancer. Radiation is another therapy used in treating this cancer. Erectile dysfunction can occur in men treated with either one of these treatments.