Erectile Dysfunction drugs such as Viagra, Cialis, and Levitra have made huge strides in treating male sexual dysfunction — but have women been left behind? At this writing (September 2009), no treatment has been approved by the FDA for Female Sexual Dysfunctions (FSD), which are estimated by the Journal of the American Medical Association to [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Erectile dysfunction'
Everyone knows about the “little blue pill” for guys. What about “pink Viagra” for women?
September 18th, 2009 · 1 Comment
Tags: Cialis · Erectile dysfunction · Levitra · Medical information · Prescription drugs · Viagra
If pills haven’t fixed your ED, it might be time to consider these less-publicized alternatives
June 12th, 2008 · 5 Comments
Millions of dollars in direct-to-consumer advertising by big pharmaceutical companies have ensured that most Americans are familiar with the “Little Blue Pill” — Viagra — as well as with competing products Cialis and Levitra. These drugs, called phosphodiesterase inhibitors, enhance the effects of nitric oxide, a chemical that relaxes muscles in the penis. This increases [...]
Tags: Caverject · Cialis · Levitra · Prescription drugs · Viagra
Drug commercial parodies — a roundup
April 26th, 2008 · No Comments
As you know, we like to post links to parodies of pharmaceutical commercials. Rather than publish these individually, though, I thought I’d provide all these links in a single roundup post. Here are some popular parodies of current drug ads — one for each drug. (Be warned that some of them are a little off-color.) [...]
Tags: Cialis · Drug commercial parodies · Lipitor · Mirapex · Viagra · Zoloft
Top 25 prescription drug searches for March 2008
April 2nd, 2008 · No Comments
Here are the top 25 searches on eDrugSearch.com for the month of March, including searches for both medications and medical conditions, starting with the most popular search. eDrugSearch.com visitors have conducted more than five million searches since our launch in January 2007. 1. Viagra 2. Vytorin 3. Provigil 4. Cialis 5. Synvisc 6. Fosamax 7. [...]
Tags: Cialis · Prescriptions · Provigil · Viagra · Vytorin · Yasmin
Top 25 prescription drug searches
October 18th, 2007 · 1 Comment
We thought it would be of interest to pharma bloggers and others to share a monthly list of the most-searched-for medications and medical conditions on eDrugSearch.com. Here are the top 25 searches for the month of September: 1. High Blood Pressure 2. Abilify 3. Provigil 4. Yasmin 5. Lipitor 6. Lamisil 7. Synthroid 8. Levitra [...]
Tags: Abilify · Crestor · eDrugSearch.com · Lamisil · Levitra · Lipitor · Meridia · Plavix · Prescription drugs · Prescriptions · Provigil · Synthroid · Topamax · Viagra · Vytorin · Xenical · Yasmin · Zetia · Zoloft
Drug side effects for Ambien, Levitra, Accutane, Paxil and more
September 12th, 2007 · No Comments
Tags: Accutane · Ambien · Levitra · Paxil · Prescription drugs
Connectile dysfunction
February 5th, 2007 · No Comments
Sprint’s Super Bowl commercial that parodies Big Pharma’s male-impotence advertising is hilarious. (Via NFL-Scores.)
Tags: Cialis · Drug commercial parodies · Erectile dysfunction · Pharmaceutical marketing · Viagra
If a doctor’s advice is needed to take prescription drugs, why are they being advertised?
February 1st, 2007 · 1 Comment
From John Whiteside of the Houston Chronicle’s Blue Bayou blog: The Lunesta moth! Running through fields of flowers! The purple pill! The couple that loves the, er, flexibility of Cialis! Television today is a pharmaceutical wonderland … As I watch those ads, I wonder, is this really a good idea?… These are all good drugs [...]
Tags: Big Pharma · Cialis · Lunesta · Prescription drugs
Do Big Pharma TV ads make you sick?
January 2nd, 2007 · No Comments
Bob Hill of the Louisville Courier-Journal describes New Year’s Day in front of his television set: Here comes Dr. Robert Jarvik … selling Lipitor to lower your cholesterol. The guy looks good. I’m with him all the way, even through the disclaimer part that suggests Lipitor should not be used if you have liver problems, [...]
Tags: Cholesterol · Erectile dysfunction · Flomax · Levitra · Lipitor · Pharmaceutical marketing · Plavix