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SuckOnThis · 05-27-2005, 11:52 AM

Since a lot of you fat fuckers need viagra just to see your dicks I thought you might find this of interest.

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WASHINGTON - Federal health officials are examining rare reports of blindness among some men using the impotence drugs Viagra and Cialis, a disclosure that comes at a time when the drug industry can ill afford negative publicity about another class of blockbuster medicines.

The Food and Drug Administration still is investigating, but has no evidence yet that the drug is to blame, said spokeswoman Susan Cruzan.

This type of blindness is called NAION, or non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy. It is a common optic nerve disease in adults over age 50 and can occur in men who are diabetic, have high blood pressure or high cholesterol, the same risk factors that can cause impotence.

The FDA has 42 reports of the blindness, 38 among users of Viagra and four among users of Cialis. There were no cases reported among users of Levitra, the third impotence drug.

?We take this seriously,? said FDA?s Cruzan.

The FDA is in discussions about the reported cases with the manufacturers of the three drugs in case there is a problem with the class of medication and to see if changes need to be made to their labels.

Eli Lilly & Co., which manufactures Cialis, refers to vision problems as an uncommon side effect, including seeing a blue tinge or having difficulty telling the difference between blue and green. ?These are not all the side effects of Cialis,? it says on its Web site.

Viagra manufacturer Pfizer Inc. also refers on its Web site to some vision issues: ?Less common are bluish or blurred vision, or being sensitive to light. These may occur for a short time.? That language had been available before the current inquiry.

Pfizer issued a statement Friday, saying "There is no evidence that NAION occured more frequently in men taking Viagra than men of similar age and health who did not take Viagra."

Pfizer spokesman Daniel Watts also confirmed that the drugmaker was in discussions with the FDA about adding a disclosure to Viagra?s label to say that in rare cases, men taking Viagra had developed blindness.

Levitra is sold in the United States by GlaxoSmithKline PLC and Schering-Plough Corp. and overseas by Bayer AG.

Viagra was approved by the government in 1998. It may aid in the treatment of enlarged hearts that can result from high blood pressure, tests on animals indicate.

Levitra was approved in August 2003, and Cialis in November of that year.

There have been no reports connecting Levitra to blindness, said Michael Fleming, a spokesman for GlaxoSmithKline PLC. ?We are confident about the safety of our product,? said Fleming.

Viagra, approved to treat erectile dysfunction, should not be used by men with heart conditions whose doctors have warned them not to have sex. Also, patients taking drugs that contain nitrates have been warned not to take Viagra because of sudden, unsafe drops in blood pressure.

The drug?s label also warns of erections lasting longer than four hours, painful erections lasting longer than six hours, headache, flushed skin and vision problems.

Pfizer Inc. said in its most recent quarterly filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that sales of the drug rose 5 percent ? to $438 million in the first quarter of the year. Pfizer also said at the time that Viagra had a 68 percent worldwide market share.

Viagra sales have been under pressure from new competitors Cialis and Levitra, with revenue sinking 11 percent last year to $1.68 billion from $1.88 billion.

Approved too quickly?
Doctors and patients have become increasingly wary of the downsides of prescription drugs after Merck & Co. yanked its pain reliever Vioxx from the market last year because of its potentially lethal side effects.

Merck potentially faces thousands of lawsuits over Vioxx and analysts have estimated its liability may reach $18 billion.

Pfizer was asked to remove its pain reliever Bextra from the market because of its side effects and sales of its other arthritis drug Celebrex are falling. Vioxx, Celebrex and Bextra all fall into a category of drugs known as Cox-2 inhibitors.

Industry critics have been demanding that drug companies conduct more post-marketing studies in order to do a better job of discoving side effects once drugs hit the market.

For more than two decades, Americans have mostly pressed for quicker approval of what they hope can be lifesaving drugs for such diseases as AIDS and cancer. But many now are wondering if medicines ? a $200 billion industry annually ? are coming out too fast and doing too much harm.

Viagra also is at the center of controversy over Medicaid?s payment for prescriptions of the drug to convicted sex offenders in New York and other states.

directfiesta · 05-27-2005, 11:53 AM

Can't see shit

SuckOnThis · 05-27-2005, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by directfiesta

Can't see shit

Too funny

sickkittens · 05-27-2005, 12:00 PM

Thanks. I didn't see the story the 1st 4 times.

SmokeyTheBear · 05-27-2005, 12:01 PM

I have tried it and i "did" see the blue streaks.. ( its almost like acid tracers ). It says on the box its an "uncommon" side effect , but everyone i have spoken to has seen the same streaks. Hope you cant go blind from just trying it a few times..

BTW for those with no dick problems that are thinking of trying it to spice up the sex life .. Dont , it doesnt really do much if you dont have a problem. Cialis works though.. you can go at it over and over

NaughtyRob · 05-27-2005, 12:01 PM

I heard that on the news this morning. Glad I never took any of those pills.

Manowar · 05-27-2005, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by sickkittens

Thanks. I didn't see the story the 1st 4 times.

Furious_Male · 05-27-2005, 12:02 PM

Old news being rehashed. The numbers are so small Pfizer shouldn't have any problems with this.

The 1 problem they will have is with all this media attention people will still think twice before using the product.

Dagwolf · 05-27-2005, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Furious_Male

Old news being rehashed. The numbers are so small Pfizer shouldn't have any problems with this.

The 1 problem they will have is with all this media attention people will still think twice before using the product.

The numbers were pretty small with Phen-Fen (or fen-phen) too, but it was enough for them to pull the drug. I still wonder if they compared the risk of the drug to the risk of being overweight, or if they just panicked.

wallst · 05-27-2005, 12:11 PM

YARGH one for Chio!

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Originally Posted by Chio The Pirate

jimmyf · 05-27-2005, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by SmokeyTheBear

I have tried it and i "did" see the blue streaks.. ( its almost like acid tracers ). It says on the box its an "uncommon" side effect , but everyone i have spoken to has seen the same streaks. Hope you cant go blind from just trying it a few times..

BTW for those with no dick problems that are thinking of trying it to spice up the sex life .. Dont , it doesnt really do much if you dont have a problem. Cialis works though.. you can go at it over and over

I know they will lower you blood pressure, I ran out of my blood pressure med's so, I took one, 15 Min's check my B/P and it was 120 over 80. My B/P med's usually don't lower that much.

Went and got my regular med's the next day.

Eagleman · 05-27-2005, 02:51 PM

yes I heard

Big Red Machine · 05-27-2005, 03:06 PM

GFY in Braille

CybermedAndy · 05-27-2005, 03:09 PM

Oh man... next they'll be announcing that Cialis makes you deaf

Jim_Gunn · 05-27-2005, 03:51 PM

I have a bunch of generic Viagra here that I never used personally. Glad I didn't now. But I have tried Cialis a couple of times- thought it worked pretty good for a couple of days too.

opflix · 05-27-2005, 04:05 PM

i've tried it.... the only one blind is the braud who got 6 ounces of nut in her eye

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Vitasoy · 05-27-2005, 04:08 PM

Good thing I don't use them ;)

Babagirls · 05-27-2005, 04:08 PM

LOL thats fucked up!

Doc911 · 05-27-2005, 04:54 PM

I'm just gonna take it till I need glasses

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SuckOnThis So Fucking Banned Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: In my head Posts: 6,844	Viagra being investigated for causing blindness Since a lot of you fat fuckers need viagra just to see your dicks I thought you might find this of interest. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8004291/ WASHINGTON - Federal health officials are examining rare reports of blindness among some men using the impotence drugs Viagra and Cialis, a disclosure that comes at a time when the drug industry can ill afford negative publicity about another class of blockbuster medicines. The Food and Drug Administration still is investigating, but has no evidence yet that the drug is to blame, said spokeswoman Susan Cruzan. This type of blindness is called NAION, or non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy. It is a common optic nerve disease in adults over age 50 and can occur in men who are diabetic, have high blood pressure or high cholesterol, the same risk factors that can cause impotence. The FDA has 42 reports of the blindness, 38 among users of Viagra and four among users of Cialis. There were no cases reported among users of Levitra, the third impotence drug. ?We take this seriously,? said FDA?s Cruzan. The FDA is in discussions about the reported cases with the manufacturers of the three drugs in case there is a problem with the class of medication and to see if changes need to be made to their labels. Eli Lilly & Co., which manufactures Cialis, refers to vision problems as an uncommon side effect, including seeing a blue tinge or having difficulty telling the difference between blue and green. ?These are not all the side effects of Cialis,? it says on its Web site. Viagra manufacturer Pfizer Inc. also refers on its Web site to some vision issues: ?Less common are bluish or blurred vision, or being sensitive to light. These may occur for a short time.? That language had been available before the current inquiry. Pfizer issued a statement Friday, saying "There is no evidence that NAION occured more frequently in men taking Viagra than men of similar age and health who did not take Viagra." Pfizer spokesman Daniel Watts also confirmed that the drugmaker was in discussions with the FDA about adding a disclosure to Viagra?s label to say that in rare cases, men taking Viagra had developed blindness. Levitra is sold in the United States by GlaxoSmithKline PLC and Schering-Plough Corp. and overseas by Bayer AG. Viagra was approved by the government in 1998. It may aid in the treatment of enlarged hearts that can result from high blood pressure, tests on animals indicate. Levitra was approved in August 2003, and Cialis in November of that year. There have been no reports connecting Levitra to blindness, said Michael Fleming, a spokesman for GlaxoSmithKline PLC. ?We are confident about the safety of our product,? said Fleming. Viagra, approved to treat erectile dysfunction, should not be used by men with heart conditions whose doctors have warned them not to have sex. Also, patients taking drugs that contain nitrates have been warned not to take Viagra because of sudden, unsafe drops in blood pressure. The drug?s label also warns of erections lasting longer than four hours, painful erections lasting longer than six hours, headache, flushed skin and vision problems. Pfizer Inc. said in its most recent quarterly filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that sales of the drug rose 5 percent ? to $438 million in the first quarter of the year. Pfizer also said at the time that Viagra had a 68 percent worldwide market share. Viagra sales have been under pressure from new competitors Cialis and Levitra, with revenue sinking 11 percent last year to $1.68 billion from $1.88 billion. Approved too quickly? Doctors and patients have become increasingly wary of the downsides of prescription drugs after Merck & Co. yanked its pain reliever Vioxx from the market last year because of its potentially lethal side effects. Merck potentially faces thousands of lawsuits over Vioxx and analysts have estimated its liability may reach $18 billion. Pfizer was asked to remove its pain reliever Bextra from the market because of its side effects and sales of its other arthritis drug Celebrex are falling. Vioxx, Celebrex and Bextra all fall into a category of drugs known as Cox-2 inhibitors. Industry critics have been demanding that drug companies conduct more post-marketing studies in order to do a better job of discoving side effects once drugs hit the market. For more than two decades, Americans have mostly pressed for quicker approval of what they hope can be lifesaving drugs for such diseases as AIDS and cancer. But many now are wondering if medicines ? a $200 billion industry annually ? are coming out too fast and doing too much harm. Viagra also is at the center of controversy over Medicaid?s payment for prescriptions of the drug to convicted sex offenders in New York and other states.

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