End curbs on Viagra prescribing
The BMA has issued a warning to patients about the dangers of buying prescription drugs from the Internet and called for prescribing restrictions on Viagra (Sildenafil) and other erectile dysfunction drugs to be relaxed.
The association said everyone with a demonstrable clinical need should be able to be prescribed the drug, not just those with an underlying condition such as diabetes. Restrictions on prescribing of Sildenafil were imposed in 1999 by then health secretary Frank Dobson.
BMA chair Dr Hamish Meldrum said men needed to have a proper consultation with their GP in order to have the underlying causes of erectile dysfunction diagnosed and treated.

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