 |
 |
This topic came up on an interesting radio program that is aired early on Sunday morning in my area called ask Dr. Bob. He was promoting a natural male nourishing supplement called Strenixx. Dr. Bob and his guest were not very impressed with Viagra. I was able to connect to the program and asked his opinion about the two products in connection to Pd. They felt that with any "drug" there are side effects and said that Strenixx would be beneficial for many male problems. He gave an 800 number if anyone is interested. 800 897-8964. Nancy B cg for Don 64/14 -----Original Message----- From: Janet313 <[log in to unmask]> To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN <[log in to unmask]> Date: Wednesday, April 29, 1998 11:18 AM Subject: NEWS: Non-PD: Viagra potency pill is proving a hit with women too >Viagra potency pill is proving a hit with women too > >WASHINGTON (April 29, 1998 00:56 a.m. EDT http://www.nando.net) - Viagra, >praised as a miracle potency drug for men, is also finding a market among >women, doctors and analysts said Tuesday. > >Nearly 150,000 prescriptions for the first pill for impotence have been >written for the drug since it went on the market in the United States this >month. Many men with sexual problems say it has offered them a new lease on >life. > >But doctors and pharmacists say they are getting plenty of queries from women >as well -- and many are not asking on behalf of their partners. > >"A lot of women are interested," said Dr. Myron Murdoch, a urologist in >Greenbelt, Maryland, who is national medical director for the Impotence >Institute of America. > >"If you think there's a big demand for male sexual dysfunction medicine, wait >until women find out they can have some sort of sexual dysfunction medicine." > >In commercial terms, Pfizer's drug is already a blockbuster. During its second >week on the market, pharmacists sold more than 113,000 new prescriptions for >Viagra, known generically as sildenafil. > >Hemant Shah, an independent drug analyst in New Jersey, said much of the >demand was being driven by women. > >"They (pharmacists) are telling me they can't keep it in stock and that both >men and women are using it," he said. > >Viagra is not approved for women. It was tested only in men and is designed to >act as an "arousal enhancer," getting blood to the penis to help a man get an >erection. > >"We get a lot of inquiries as to women. This is absolutely inappropriate," >said Dr. James Barada, a urologist in Albany, New York, who helped draw up >erectile dysfunction guidelines for the American Urological Association (AUA). >"It's so far off-label that it's pathetic." > >But once a drug is approved, there is little to stop a doctor from writing an >"off-label" or unapproved prescription for a woman, though Viagra's makers >stress there is as yet no evidence of any good reason to do so. > >"This is a drug that has been approved for erectile dysfunction, which is >obviously for men, and there is no scientific data to support its use in >women," said Pfizer spokeswoman Mariann Caprino. > >Pfizer does have Phase II clinical safety tests under way in Europe in a group >of women and some doctors see no reason not to prescribe the drug to women. > >Murdoch said the vagina and clitoris were made of the same tissue as the penis >and a drug that improved blood flow in men would do the same in women. > >"Physiologically ... the clitoris is nothing more than a penis without a >urethra," he said. The urethra carries urine and sperm in men. > >"The drugs we are using for male sexual dysfunction, these drugs will be >effective in causing increased blood flow in the vagina and in the clitoris, >so that women who have lack of lubrication, we can improve that." > >Murdoch said doctors could use drugs, including Viagra, to help women who were >worried about losing interest in sex. > >"Women who have arousal problems, we can stimulate that. The male hormone >testosterone can improve desire in women." > >That could help relationships in general, he said. "If you can do all this, it >certainly should lead to an improvement in sexual relationships between men >and women." > >By MAGGIE FOX, health and science correspondent >Copyright 1998 Nando.net >Copyright 1998 Reuters News Service > >janet paterson >51/10 - sinemet/selegiline/prozac >almonte/ontario/canada - [log in to unmask] >