Viagra Österreich
Attention men, February 2nd is an important day: Because that’s when the prescription-commission committee meets. One point: Viagra.
Good news for men and women in Austria: Viagra could soon be available without a doctor’s prescription, freely available in pharmacies like lozenges. Because on February 2nd, the Prescription Commission will meet in Austria and have to make a recommendation as to whether a prescription is still required for Viagra or not. This recommendation is then passed on to the Ministry of Health, which then has to put everything into a legal form.
That’s what the chairman says
dr Christoph Baumgärtel, from AGES (Austrian Agency for Food Safety) and chairman of the commission, kept a low profile when asked: „I can only refer to February 2, 2022, that’s when we met, that’s correct and there will be a decision .“
For many years, numerous pharmaceutical companies have been demanding that Viagra should be freely available in Austria and Germany. Because countries like Great Britain, Norway, Switzerland or Poland have already „liberalized“ Viagra in order to put a stop to the black market and online trade. Because many men buy cheap replica tablets on the Internet.
Germany stayed firm
Only: Germany remained firm with the male, soft problems. In Germany, the Viagra active ingredient sildenafil continues to require a prescription. A panel of experts from the drug authority BfArM in Bonn recommended on Tuesday not to release sildenafil from the prescription requirement.
Experts such as Frank Sommer, first professor for men’s health, referred to a recent study in a „ZDF“ article: „We examined 22 products from the Internet. In 80 percent of the cases, what was stated was not in it.“ And after all: Four pieces of the blue Viagra diamond tablets cost about up to 60 euros, online the replicas cost only a fraction of that.
According to experts, regular use of Viagra also increases the risk of heart damage. So: The decision on the release from the prescription obligation is not an easy task on February 2nd.