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>Taking Viagra without prescription could lead to death >12 December, 2003 > >Taking Viagra without prescription could cause death >as the drug potentiates the effects of certain >medicines known as organic nitrates resulting in low >blood pressure. > >Dr Patson Mazonde, director of health services of the >Ministry of Health told BOPA that Viagra interacts >with other medicines to produce adverse effects that >may result in loss of life. > >Dr Mazonde stressed that Viagra should not be used >with other medicines. > >He said side effects of Viagra include headache, >dizziness, visual disturbances, increased eye >pressure, persistent erection of the penis and heart >problems as well as sudden death. > >He said he read from a British health journal that a >person died of a heart disease after taking Viagra >together with anti-retro viral drugs. > >He added that the Drugs and Related Substances Act of >1992 restricts the importation of prescription drugs >to the Central Medical Stores. Other importers must be >licenced by the Ministry of Health. > >He also said any black-market importation of Viagra >would attract penalties stipulated by the 1992 drug >law. > >The interview with Dr Mazonde was prompted by news >media reports that Viagra is plenty in South Africa’s >parallel market. > >Fears were expressed that it could easily find its way >into Botswana, especially that the clandestine dealers >could import it over the Internet. > >Viagra is a prescription drug and, therefore, the >regulation of its importation, prescription and >dispensing are a control measure designed to protect >Batswana against its side effects associated with its >irrational use. BOPA

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