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May 8, 1998
                			
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				Sildenafil: An Oral Drug for Impotence
May 8, 1998 (Issue: 1026)
				Sildenafil citrate (Viagra - Pfizer) is the first oral drug approved by the FDA for treatment of erectile dysfunction. Alprostadil is also marketed for this indication but must be injected into the corpus cavemosum (Caverject) or pushed into the...more
        			
        			
				
				
        			
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