Viagra Now Available Intravenously
Well, not quite. The FDA appoved Pfizer (PFE)'s pulmonary arterial hypertension drug Revatio as an injection in cases where the patient is unable to swallow the tablets. Of course, Revatio (sildenafil) is the same drug as Viagra. It just has a different name and a different set of indications and approvals. The drug works for both ED and AHD.
Pfizer made this obvious reminder:
Do not take Revatio with Viagra ...BNET noted in October that Revatio is turning out to be a nice little earner for Pfizer. Its sales were up 18 percent to $111 million worldwide in Q3 2009. Not huge for a company of Pfizer's size, but it helped offset an 8 percent decline in Viagra sales to $466 million in the same period.