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Author: Admin | 2025-04-28
It's over the counter,nso I mean they just speak to the pharmacist when it's lodged hopefully in the UK in the next month or two. And you can get it over the counter. It's quite simple, remember it's not a drug, it is a bit of glycerine and alcohol base. So it's pretty safe and that's why it is over the counter. ANNAMARIA GIRALDI : And I think the over the counter is also very nice for a lot of men because a lot of men feel very embarrassed to go to the physician and I think it's going to be nice that they can hear about it, they can go, they can try it and if it doesn't work then they can go... now they started the process. So I think it's really a big value of this component. GERALD BROCK : I can tell you that within the Canadian healthcare context, and it may be different than in many European countries, that there's a huge shortage of physicians and access to physicians is really quite limited. That in addition to the fact that it's still a taboo subject in many parts of the world and going to a doctrine saying I'm having erection problems, sexual dysfunction can be an obstacle to care. And so the ability to go to the pharmacy pick it up over the counter I think is a huge plus. MICHAEL SMITH : It's a really, really good point actually. And I suppose in terms of what the UK it's no different when it comes to access to physicians. We are relying increasingly on other members of the healthcare team perhaps with less medical training. I suppose my next question is, you know, can those people safely sign sign post people to going to the pharmacy to purchase this drug in terms of, you know, 0coexisting conditions, interactions between drugs, is this something I could get my other health healthcare professionals in my practise to do in your experience? DAVID RALPH : Well, you know Michael, a drug only goes over the counter, usually a lower, lower, lower dose as well if it's safe, safety is the main concern. I think more importantly safety than efficacy, to be honest with you. And this is extremely safe and it doesn't really matter what drugs the patients are on 'cause there's no real interaction, so it's really safe. ANNAMARIA GIRALDI : And I think the message it also sends, I see many men that are so afraid of taking PDE5 inhibitors still, even though we have a huge experience, we know they're not dangerous, we know they're actually, a lot of men come and say, "I can really feel I get high blood pressure," and I know no, you don't get higher blood pressure, but they think they do. So I think the fact that you get something over the counter for some men will be really nice and also for their partners because they actually know.
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