The history of the invention of Viagra is already described in hundreds of books. In short, it is as follows: during clinical trials, a drug based on sildenafil developed by Pfizer to improve cardiac activity did not lead to a noticeable improvement in the condition of core patients, but the doctors noticed that the test participants did not want to return their remaining tablets. When asked, it turned out that Viagra had made the sex life of patients much brighter. The company carried out all the necessary procedures, chose a name for the new drug (according to legend, Viagra appeared as a result of the merging of the word vigor (power, energy) and the name of the Niagara Falls). Then they packed sildenafil into beautiful pills of bright blue color and in the spring of 1998 received approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on the use of an innovative drug in the United States. For the first week from the moment of receipt of the medication 247 666 prescriptions were written. Soon, Pfizer received approval from regulators in other countries, and in the end, for the first year, the company sold Viagra for $ 1 billion.
Viagra also appeared in Europe in 1998, and the fame of the miracle drug spread very quickly due to its phenomenal success in the West. According to the company, in 2002, Viagra occupied Impreza got 82% of the market for erectile dysfunction drugs (its sales amounted to 864.4 million euros). In 2003, Cialis from Eli Lilly and Levitra from Bayer appeared on the market. But until now, attempts of competitors to win a share of Viagra have not been crowned with significant success. Other drugs received their market share, but rather due to the involvement of a new audience, which for some reason did not trust the brand number 1 and heard the arguments of new players.
In total in the world in 2015, Viagra was sold for 509 million dollars, said the company Pfizer, which is a manufacturer of the drug.
As noted in the message, in 2015, Viagra finally established itself as the most recognizable pharmaceutical brand in the world.According to Pfizer, the drug also leads in the number of prescriptions written out – 170 million prescriptions have been written for six years.
In Colorado State, Viagra became the most popular medical product in 2003, and its sales in the market in 2003 amounted to 21.8 million, the company said.
In the Florida State, the share of Viagra among the products intended for the treatment of erectile dysfunction is 67%, the percentage of Cialis (a similar product of Ely Lilly) is 16%, the share of Levitra (a similar product of Bayer) is 6%.
As noted in the message, Viagra sales in the American market in 2015 increased by 24%.
In the US market, the share of Viagra in the total number of prescriptions among drugs intended for the treatment of erectile dysfunction in 2015 was 91%.
Is there anything more potent than Viagra pills?
Viagra is not a “blue diamond” for nothing. Since its launch on the market in 1998, Viagra has changed the lives of many men.
According to the Health Welfare Information Center (HWIC), the number of urologists prescribed prescriptions for erectile dysfunction in Florida and Colorado has increased significantly over the past year.
What is behind this sudden increase?
Dr. Abraham Morgenthaler, a well-known urologist, says: “Viagra was a boon for men with sexual problems, and a talisman for those who did not have them. It’s not a surprise that the rate of increase in prescription of Viagra increases as its cost drops.”
The impact on the consumer, however, is not only fiscal. Following this fierce competition in the drug market, the limitations of the national public services of many States have weakened.
First, the health authorities have increased the number of pills that can be prescribed to one person per week to more than one in these States.
Secondly, the health services of these States have issued directives for doctors that expand the range of medicines called sildenafil. These directives enable them to extend treatment to a wide range of patients according to the frequency of their erections, to encourage earlier diagnosis and treatment of more severe disorders (two out of three men who have impotence also suffer from high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes or depression). For example, general practitioners are now obliged to ask people with diabetes at least once a year whether they have any erection difficulties; as well as in men who have multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and prostate cancer.
The popularity of Viagra by State
Based on statics and Google, people look the most for the purchase of Viagra on the Internet in the following areas:
1. Colorado 100%
2. Florida 93%
3. California 87%
4. Georgia 70%
5. Massachusetts 27%
As can be seen from statistics, Viagra is most popular in Colorado and Florida. It may also be asked why men are looking for Viagra (sildenafil) on the Internet? The fact is that many men are embarrassed to buy Viagra at the pharmacy and try to buy it at online pharmacies, take for example the website of the online pharmacy Viagra. People can buy Viagra with delivery all over America for an affordable price. The advantages of online pharmacies are that they can provide anonymity of the order for their customers, and give a lower price for Viagra. The result is an excellent demand for ordering potency tablets on the Internet.
In the spring of 1998, Viagra went on sale in the United States market. It is clear that soon the beautiful properties of the blue pill became known abroad. Based on official information, more than 35 million people in 120 countries applied to Viagra for ten years. We can only guess about these numbers since such statistics do not take into account the sale of drugs on the black market.