Viagra patent gone off
The patent for the potency pill Viagra has expired on June 24th. Also considerably more favorable medicine is available in pharmacies with the active agent Sildenafil now. This is definitely interesting for patients since the active agent remains only available on prescription, the costs, however, are not taken on by the health insurance company. We explain what you should know about the new generics.
The customers had deeply to grip into the bag of their own for her dream of more manliness till now, though. Since Viagra is regarded as a so-called lifestyle preparation, the health insurance companies do not take on the costs. With the expiry of the patent right the prices tumble because the imitator preparations are more favorable. According to information from the federal institute for drug and medicine products (BfArM) already 28 admittances were assigned for this. The original Viagra manufacturer Pfizer also wants to be involved on the gene heather market. Already since June 1st, the group has sold an imitator preparation which is based on the Viagra active agent Sildenafil in Germany. A Viagra costs 10.30 euros with a dose of 50 milligrams, Pfizer offers the more favorable preparation for 2.50 euros per tablet (for current prices, use a price comparison engine like Drugeo) now so. The potency pills of other manufacturers like Hexal or Stada are still a little more favorable.
Are generics as good as the original?
One is not riskier but to be effective to the original to take generics. Every medicine is checked before it is allowed. So an imitator preparation must prove in an examination named bio equivalence study approximately that his substance and effect correspond to the original. The federal institute for drug and medicine products (BfArM) is responsible for it with his examination.
However, the imitator pills do not look quite exact like the original: So the company 1 A produces pharmaceutical Sildenafil tablets into clover leafshape. The blue typical of Viagra cannot find itself at all preparations either. Moreover, many have indentations unlike the original. You are for this there, more easily share the tablet to be able to do. The dosage by a whole tablet is usually scheduled. Some patients, however, also get by on some. Through this tablets and money can be economized again. But caution: Viagra is a medicine which you should on no account measure out high-handedly. You speak with a doctor, whether one it is suitable for generics and you take it in which crowd best.
Shame limit often high
According to estimates at least seven million men are affected by erection disturbances in Germany. But the price will not boost the demand alone. "The shame limit remains", the professional organization's German tells Wolfgang Böhmann, speaker urologists (BDU). Like Viagra the imitator products are also only available on prescription. There still is a high inhibition threshold for the walk among many men with impotences to the practice, however. "A man needs three years in the cut until he reveals himself to a doctor", knows Böhmann.
Slippery fakes on the Internet
Many will therefore further illegally well order the pills on the Internet. Viagra is not only a "blockbuster" but also by far the most frequently forged medicine. The plagiarisms are primarily from the Asian room, from India or China. Federal Association of Germans takes pharmacist associations (ABDA) sound falsified Viagra on the black market per kilogram about 90,000 euros and thus more than cocaine. Men should do without come to Viagra onto this way without doctor visit better. It is better to compare the reviews of accredited online pharmacies first on websites like Drugeo. The risk of getting an ineffective or harmful medicine can almost be eliminated.
Viagra works only at sexual excitement
Viagra has been on the market for almost 15 years. The contained active agent Sildenafil blocks an enzyme which steers the blood river in the erectile tissue. Through this the musculature tires in the penis so that the arteries enlarge themselves and blood can flow into the penis. It comes to an erection. This works only at sexual excitement, though. Viagra therefore is not a remedy against listlessness. The effect of Viagra stops about four to six hours.
These side effects threaten
But the blue pill is not quite harmless because as in the case of every medicine side effects threaten. It can for example come to headaches, visual defects and a blocked nose. In rare cases a very unpleasant permanent erection appears. In this case one should immediately go to the doctor to avoid durable damages. In the past a U.S. study showed at 11,000 men that the durable taking can harm the hearing. Viagra users who suffer from hearing problems should therefore also go to the doctor.
For whom Viagra can get dangerous
The active agent of Viagra influences the blood river and with that the heart circulation system. The medicine is not therefore suitable for men with serious heart circulation illnesses or low blood pressure. Also at liver malfunctions and illnesses the retina is warned against the taking.