Has Anyone Ever Died After Taking Viagra?
Yes, but it's more likely that it was existing
health problems that killed them rather than the drug.
In the nine months after Viagra was first approved,
128 people reportedly died after taking it, including 80 traced
to heart attack or stroke. The general feeling among doctors is
that it wasn't necessarily the Viagra, but existing cardiovascular
problems that would have killed them with or without the drug.
Seven months after the drug was introduced, Pfizer
changed its labeling warning doctors to use caution when prescribing
the drug to men with uncontrolled high blood pressure, cardiovascular
problems or history of recent heart attack. The label had always
warned that the drug may increase the blood-pressure-lowering
effect of nitrates, such as nitroglycerin patches or nitroglycerin
tablets, which are used to treat certain heart conditions.
Pfizer maintains that most men can use the drug
safely, and even cites studies that show 1% of all heart attacks
are the result of sex. The company also points to a study of 5,391
men in Britain who took Viagra for an average of five months;
the study found they didn't have an increased risk of heart attack
or stroke. However, it wasn't randomized, so it's not conclusive.
A new study published in September 2002 contends
regular use of Viagra could actually protect the heart -- but
the heart benefit has been shown only in rabbits.
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