a consultation with a doctor is always beneficial.

The word on the street is that Pfizer has developed a new formula of Viagra which it hopes will be allowed to be sold without a prescription in the UK by the year 2011. The unconfirmed news reports claim that the new Viagra will have a slightly different chemical content which should convince regulators that it is OK to be sold over the counter.

In fact over the counter Viagra was previously rejected by the European Medicines Authority some years ago because they felt that because it is contraindicated with other medications like nitrates for blood pressure it could cause dangerous complications if given to the wrong men.

One of the biggest arguments in favour of allowing Viagra to be sold openly without a prescription is that the thousands of men who get hold of fake black market Viagra which is potentially much more dangerous would be encouraged to get the real thing. Pharmacies selling over the counter Viagra would be able to include specific warnings about the side effects and the contraindications of the drug which you never get when you buy fake and counterfeit Viagra from illegal web sites or on the black market in shady alleys.

The argument against making Viagra prescription free is that it is a serious medication for a serious health condition and it should not be trivialised and turned into a recreational party drug. It is also worth noting that many men suffering from erectile dysfunction do so because of underlying health conditions that need dealing with and that is why a consultation with a doctor is always beneficial.

Often the erectile dysfunction is due to high blood pressure or obesity which needs to be dealt with along with the erection problem. Getting easy access to Viagra over a pharmacy counter would mean that the sensible medical advice which tends to accompany a prescription would be missed out on.