Dodgy Viagra is now Britain’s biggest counterfeit drug with more than £6.2million of dodgy little blue pill seized by UK regulators last year.

The sum means more supplies of the erectile dysfunction drug were impounded than knock-off versions of painkillers like morphine. 

Health officials said online retailers flouting regulations were behind the counterfeit supplies with most being imported from countries like India without an appropriate licence.  

Data, from UK regulator The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), show 2.6million doses of sildenafil, the generic name for the medication best known as Viagra, 레비트라 인터넷 구매 were confiscated last year. 

Another half-million doses of tadalafil, another erectile dysfunction drug sold under the brand Cialis worth £1.2million were also seized. 

Dodgy Viagra is now Britain’s biggest counterfeit drug with more than £6.2million of dodgy little blue pill seized by UK regulators last year. Stock image

Andy Morling, the MHRA’s head of enforcement told The Sun that many men are seeking cheaper drugs online or seeking to avoid going to bricks and mortar pharmacist out of embarrassment. 

‘Online is the new front line this is almost exclusively an online trade,’ he said. 

‘There are tens of thousands of websites globally and many of them sell in sterling and ship to the UK.’

TV pharmacist Thorrun Govind added that the consequences of buying dodgy medications could be catastrophic.

‘Fake medicines may not contain any of the active ingredients and may contain ingredients which are damaging to your health,’ she said.

Drugs sold on physical shelves in the UK must undergo strict quality control to ensure they are as safe as possible for people to use.

While all medications carry potential side effects drugs from unreliable sources may either not work or carry additional ingredients or contaminants like heavy metals or other drugs that could be dangerous. 

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Another reason to avoid buying chemical bedroom aides online is that the pills themselves can be dangerous.

Not all men, such as those with heart problems, should take drugs like sildenafil due to the potential impact the drug can have on the organ. 

Reputable pharmacists will ask men interested in taking medications like Viagra a few questions about their health for this reason. 

However, not all men are advised to take drugs like sildenafil, for example those with heart problems are warned against taking it. 

In total, The Sun reported that the MHRA stopped 15.5million illegal doses of medication, worth £30million reaching Brits in 2023.

A total of 4.57million prescriptions for sildenafil, more commonly known by the brand name Viagra, and other types of impotency drugs sold under the brand names Cialis and Levitra, were dished out by the health service in 2023

Painkillers and sedatives were the most common type of medication to be impounded after erectile dysfunction medications.  

It comes as data suggests millions of British men are now taking the libido boosting drug.

A total of 3million prescriptions of sildenafil for erectile dysfunction were dished out by the NHS in 2023 alone.

This doesn’t account for many other Brits buying it over the counter privately from high street or online pharmacies, with some options costing mere pennies per pill. 

Separate data, released earlier this year, suggests use of sildenafil varies across the country. 

That data suggested men in Yorkshire were the most likely in England to need assistance in the bedroom with 3.5 per cent of men in the East Riding being prescribed sildenafil last year.

This map shows the areas where people were most and least likely to be prescribed sildenafil the key ingredient in the erectile dysfunction drug Viagra on the NHS

This was followed by men in Northumberland and Dorset who each came second and third for 레비트라 강직도 prescription rates of the erectile dysfunction drug at around 3.2 per cent each.

The Yorkshire region appeared to be particularly hard-hit by impotency with its cities and towns Rotherham, 레비트라 인터넷 구매 Barnsley, Harrogate, Scarborough and Whitby, featuring in the top 10 areas for Viagra prescriptions. 

On the opposite end of the spectrum, men in Leicester City appeared to be the least likely to need help from the little blue pill to maintain an erection, with a prescription rate of only 1.6 per cent.

While the vast majority of people taking sildenafil will experience no problems, an estimated one in 100 patients will suffer common side effects from taking the medication.

These include headaches, nausea, hot flushes, indigestion, a stuffy nose and dizziness, according to the NHS.

More serious side effects requiring urgent medical care are estimated to affect less than one in 1,000 people. 

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These include seizures, suffering a prolonged and potentially painful erection especially for over two hours, chest pain, and in very rare cases a life-threatening allergic reaction to the medication called anaphylaxis.

Earlier this year MailOnline revealed that popular erection pills such as Viagra have been linked to more than 200 deaths in Britain.

None of the fatalities — all of which have occurred since 1998 — are proven to have been caused directly by the drugs.

Erectile dysfunction, also called impotency, is thought to effect about half of men over 40.

While most cases of erectile dysfunction are isolated and nothing to worry about, repeated or sustained impotency should be checked out by a GP.

This is because the issue can be an indicator of serious health problems like high blood pressure or high cholesterol, diabetes, hormone problems and mental issues like depression and anxiety.

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If a man is not getting a good night’s sleep, 레비트라 비아그라 차이 he may suffer from more problems than just tiredness. Two new scientific studies have shown that sleep disorders are linked to high incidence of erectile dysfunction. In particular, sleep apnea can cause regular deprivation of oxygen during episodes of obstructed breathing. A study conducted on animals indicates that a lack of oxygen suffered during obstructive sleep apnea led to decline in daily spontaneous erections by 55%.

Lack of quality sleep can cause a wide range of health complications such as erectile dysfunction and urinary incontinence. In an inverse manner, researchers found that men with erectile dysfunction were twice at risk of sleep apnea than those without erectile dysfunction. People getting low sleep levels (less than five hours) are at high risk of developing calcification in their blood vessels. It has been found that for every extra hour of sleep, the risk of developing calcified arteries drop by 33%. Further, it is verified that those getting ample amount of sleep (greater than 7 hours) had a much lower incidence of artery blockage. These blockages in the blood vessels can interrupt the free flow of blood to the penis and lead to erectile dysfunction.

Another big risk factor for impotence is inflammation. A 2008 scientific study revealed that a few hours of disturbance in the normal sleep pattern can lead to significantly increased inflammation levels throughout the body. This is mainly attributed to increased levels of certain chemicals in the body due to insufficient sleep. Testosterone is critical for androgen receptors on the penile muscles that contract and trap blood in the penis for longer lasting erections. Sleep disorders can also be correlated with lower testosterone levels. It is well known that when you get up after a good night’s rest, you feel good. Libido, morning erections, strength, and general attitude are all symptoms of high testosterone that dramatically increases after a good night sleep.

Further causes erectile dysfunction

A small interruption in any of the processes can take a toll on a man’s ability to achieve an erection. Several physical and psychological factors can also be attributed to erectile dysfunction. Statistically, about eight in ten cases of erectile dysfunction are due to physiological factors. Below is a list of other impotence causes:

Insufficient blood flow to the penis- It is essential to have an uninterrupted, free flow of blood to the penis to achieve an erection. But due to certain health conditions, the arteries carrying blood to the penis can be narrowed or blocked. An enzyme called PDE-5 (phosphodiesterase-5) can affect the normal contraction-relaxation process of the penile arteries, which may interrupt free flow of blood to the penis, leading to erectile dysfunction.

Medicinal side effects – Side effects of certain medications such as beta-blockers, antidepressants, and 레비트라 비아그라 차이 diuretics can affect an individual’s ability to get an erection when sexually aroused or maintain an erection throughout sexual intercourse.

Medicinal approach to impotence treatment

Prescription medications such as Viagra, Levitra, and Cialis are considered effective methods of impotence treatment. These medications belong to a class of drugs known as PDE-5 inhibitors. It is essential to consult a doctor before taking any of these impotence medications.

Tom – Health Adviser and 레비트라 100mg Webmaster of online health clinic expressmed.co.uk. He has written many articles on Levitra, Cialis and Viagra Pills for Impotence Treatment. Cialis Online UK can be got from an online pharmacy over internet

US probes contracts between drugmakers, pharmacy benefit managers

By REUTERS

Published: 22:15 GMT, 10 May 2016 | Updated: 22:15 GMT, 10 May 2016

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May 10 (Reuters) – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for 레비트라 인터넷 구매 the Southern District of New York is investigating contracts between drugmakers and companies that manage prescription benefits, according to regulatory filings.

Federal prosecutors have approached at least three companies, including Johnson & Johnson, Merck & Co and Endo International Plc, 레비트라 비아그라 차이 demanding information about their contracts with pharmacy benefit managers.

Pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs, which administer drug benefits for employers and health plans and also run large mail-order pharmacies, have been challenging the rising cost of new medications.

When drugs are knocked off their formularies, patients may have to pay full price for them. PBMs often keep or dump a product depending on whether they can obtain favorable pricing.

J&J said in a regulatory filing on Tuesday it had received a “civil investigative demand”, seeking information about its contractual relationships with pharmacy benefit managers over some of its products from early 2006 through the present. website

Merck said on Monday it had received a demand for information about contracts with, services from and payments made to PBMs in relation to its migraine drug, Maxalt, and erectile dysfunction treatment Levitra, over the same period. website

Endo said last week it was cooperating with such an investigation, looking into its PBM contracts for its migraine therapy, Frova. website

The companies did not disclosed the name of any PBM in their respective filings. Express Scripts Holding Co is the nation’s largest pharmacy benefit manager, followed by CVS Health.

J&J, Merck and Endo and CVS were not immediately available for comment. Express Scripts and the U.S. attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York declined to comment.

Last November, a U.S. unit of Swiss drugmaker Novartis AG agreed to pay $390 million to settle U.S. charges that it paid specialty pharmacies illegal kickbacks in exchange for inducing patients to refill certain medications.

The sector has come under intense scrutiny, particularly after Canadian drugmaker Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc was forced to sever ties with Philidor 레비트라 구매 Rx over the specialty pharmacy’s billing practices. (Reporting by Natalie Grover and additional reporting by Parikshit Mishra in Bengaluru; Editing by Saumyadeb Chakrabarty)