What is "Generic Viagra" and is it safe?

By: Michael Thomas
Submitted: 2008-06-27 00:27:37
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Pfizer owns the patent to Viagra so no other company is permitted to use that trademark name. However, the generic version is available under the name of Sildenafil citrate. Sildenafil citrate is the active ingredient in Viagra which is also used in the generic version as well. Here is the important information, watch out for fraudulent Viagra or products that make a less than poor attempt at mirroring Viagra; these would include the “herbal” and “natural” Viagra’s.

Generic Viagra, like most other generic drugs is more affordable. As a matter of fact it is available at merely a fraction of the cost. Just type in “generic Viagra” on Google and over 14 million URLs pull up. You can purchase generic Viagra illegally for as little as $1 per pill. The authentic genuine FDA-approved Pfizer Viagra costs about $15 per pill. That is less than $8 per doss and can last up to 4-6 hours in your system.

When you see Viagra advertised for $1-$3 a pill, that should raise a red flag somewhere in your mind something is wrong. The truth is that if you find Viagra for that cheap then you are likely getting a placebo or a sugar pill. If you are lucky, you might find mere traces of Sildenafil citrate in them but why chance it.

Another very important thing to remember is that you must have a prescription in order to get Viagra. Attaining this prescription is even possible online by filling out the appropriate information, allowing it to be submitted to the physician, he returns your call and verifies the information, and then a licensed U.S. pharmacy dispenses the prescription to you.

There are plenty of counterfeit companies out there that can make 100% profit by selling you some sugar pills. Fake Viagra pills pose a real possibility that they may have been manufactured in factories that were never regulated in parts of the world that do not practice the same quality pharmaceutical standards as the United States. Make sure to consult with your physician before buying any prescription mediation’s online. You must make sure that when you order your Pfizer Viagra from the Internet that you use a trusted source and disregard those that claim to sell you a pill for literally pennies in comparison. The FDA has sent out numerous warnings on who to trust.

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