Should sildenafil be available over the counter?

British Medical Bulletin

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 53-62

  Rubin, Naomi ^a   Wylie, Kevan ^a  

^a Porterbrook Clinic   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

PDE5 inhibitors; Pharmacy; Prescription; Self care; Sildenafil

Indexed keywords

NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; SILDENAFIL; SIMVASTATIN; TADALAFIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VARDENAFIL; ZOCOR HEART PRO; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITOR; PIPERAZINE DERIVATIVE; PRESCRIPTION DRUG; PURINE DERIVATIVE; SULFONE;

CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTRACEPTION; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG SAFETY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; FUNDING; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TABLET; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; MALE; PHARMACY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SAFETY;

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITORS; PIPERAZINES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PURINES; SULFONES;

EID: 70349568519     PISSN: 00071420     EISSN: 14718391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bmb/ldp001     Document Type: Review

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