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by keithold is a prodigal bagger on April 10th, 2008

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Does Viagra have other medical uses other than its most famous one?

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  • by iwnit on June 7th, 2008

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    "Sildenafil citrate, sold under the names Viagra, Revatio and under various other names, is a drug used to treat male erectile dysfunction (impotence) and pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), developed by the pharmaceutical company Pfizer. Its primary competitors on the market are tadalafil (Cialis), and vardenafil (Levitra)."

    "6 Other uses
    6.1 Pulmonary hypertension
    6.2 Raynaud's phenomenon
    6.3 Altitude sickness
    6.4 Duchenne/Becker Muscular Dystrophy
    7 Non-medical use
    7.1 Aphrodisiac
    7.2 Recreational use
    7.3 Prevention of plant wilting
    7.4 Jet lag research "

    "The 2007 Ig Nobel Prize in Aviation went to Patricia V. Agostino, Santiago A. Plano and Diego A. Golombek of Universidad Nacional de Quilmes, Argentina, for their discovery that Viagra aids jet lag recovery in hamsters. Their research was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences."
    Source and further information:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viagra

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