Doctors' leaders claim that Viagra should be more readily available for patients in order to battle counterfeit medications.

The BMA (British Medical Association) called for the government to reconsider the eligibility of patients for drugs to treat ED (erectile dysfunction). Hamish Meldrum, the chairman of the British Medical Association said that “always been against the rather discriminatory way in which some patients got Viagra and others did not”. The view of the BMA is that doctors should be able to write Viagra and Cialis prescription to all patients with obvious need.

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Viagra made by Pfizer is considered by some to be a “lifestyle drug”, and a booming counterfeit market exists promoting distribution through spam e-mails.

In 2003 annual NHS spending on anti-impotence drugs was declared to be over £30 million, with costs expected to be on the rise.

Industry experts stated that 10% of the 2.3 million men with in the British population is suffering from ED and is being treated. A leading British Doctor stated that the current conditions are a horrible Males that have been denied NHS help, had no choice but to buy Viagra or Cialis through the private healthcare system, and others purchased ED medication online that could be counterfeit.

Restrictions on prescription Viagra and Cialis, inforced since 1999, limit the prescription of erectile dysfunction medications may be prescribed on the NHS only to males with the following conditions: diabetes, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, polio, prostate cancer, prostatectomy, radical pelvic surgery, kidney failure treated by dialysis or transplant, severe pelvic injury, single gene neurological disease, spinal cord injury and spina bifida. Men in severe distress may be able to get a prescription for Viagra by a hospital specialist.

Viagra can be deadly for patients that suffer from a heart condition and fake versions of Viagra or cialis may contain excessive doses of active ingredients. A leading British Doctor said: “Men are a bit wary of going to their doctor. They may self-diagnose and self-prescribe via the internet. We want patients to be protected and to seek appropriate advice to get proper diagnosis and treatment.”

British Health Department spokes person stated that a review of ED policies was done in 2001 and it was decided against changing the restrictions. Costs were increasing under the current regime.

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