Forget Viagra! Men can now get another erection drug without needing a prescription
Forget Viagra! Men can now get another erection drug without a prescription (and it’s said to be even better than the little blue pill!)
Men can now get another erection pill without a prescription, and it is said to be even better than Viagra.
Boots now sells Cialis without a prescription.
It follows a rule change earlier this year to reclassify the impotence drug, in a move hailed as “good news for men’s health.”
Manufacturers of the drug claim that it is superior to Viagra because it works faster – in just 30 minutes.
The effects can also last for up to 36 hours, or six times longer than that of the little blue pill.
Boots now sells Cialis Together without a prescription. It follows a rule change earlier this year to reclassify the impotence drug, in a move hailed as “good news for men’s health.”
Cialis Together – the brand approved to be sold without a prescription – costs £21.99 for a pack of four at Boots.
Supplies are available online starting today before being offered in hundreds of stores starting next week.
Rival retailers will be offering Cialis Together in the coming months.
Other versions of tadalafil — the generic ingredient in the drug — are still available by prescription only.
It will only be available to men over the age of 18, following the licensing change by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).
Men with certain conditions, such as serious cardiovascular disease, cannot receive the drug.
Sales will also be limited to a box of 10mg pills, known as the “standard dose.”
The new rules will restrict sales to pharmacies, meaning men will be questioned about their health before being sold the pills.
This means that men cannot buy the drugs in convenience stores, supermarkets or gas stations, as is possible with aspirin and other drugs.
According to the NHS, tadalafil can cause a temporary but dangerous drop in blood pressure.
The move comes about five years after Viagra was given the over-the-counter go-ahead in 2018.
Viagra Connect, the brand approved, costs around £20 for a box of four.
Drugs such as Viagra are used in at least two-thirds of cases to treat erectile dysfunction, according to the NHS.
Erectile dysfunction is more common in people over 40, but affects men of all ages.
It affects about 4.3 million men in the UK and 30 million in the US.
But experts say that up to 70 percent of men are too embarrassed to ask for advice about the problem, preventing them from seeking help.
Many men are turning to the internet to buy supplies of the drug, often buying illegal or counterfeit versions from abroad, putting them at risk of making dangerous counterfeits.
Boots pharmacist Vuyani Chinyowa said, “Most men have trouble getting or keeping an erection at some point in their lives and that’s nothing to be ashamed of.”