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September 30, 2008
A new United Kingdom service which allows men to get erectile dysfunction
drugs legitimately without having to visit their general practitioner
physician for a prescription has been launched.
The new service - a UK first - is being launched by
Lloydspharmacy in partnership with sexual health experts
Dr Thom, The service offers online diagnosis of erectile problems and
the subsequent dispensing of prescriptions via the internet. The service
is available at www.lloydspharmacy.com.
"We hope this new service will give men the confidence to use the internet
for erectile dysfunction treatments, safe in the knowledge that they will
be receiving genuine drugs from a reliable source," said Andy Murdock,
pharmacy director of Lloydspharmacy.
"Many men turn to the internet for erectile dysfunction medication," he
said. "Unfortunately, most online sources are unregulated and patients
risk receiving fake medicines which contain little, if any, of the active
ingredient.
"In some cases the medicines contain harmful substances which can cause
health problems," said Murdock. "Moreover, some erectile dysfunction drugs
lower blood pressure so if they are dispensed to patients whose blood
pressure is already low it could be very dangerous. Our service will
eliminate this risk."
According to new Lloydspharmacy research*, four in ten men would rather
suffer in silence than face the embarrassment of telling their GP about
erectile problems. Failure to disclose symptoms of erectile dysfunction
can lead to incorrect diagnosis or inappropriate prescriptions.
It is estimated that forty per cent of men over the age of 40 - about
eight million - suffer with erectile dysfunction, suggesting that 3.2
million men could be suffering in silence or turning to unreliable online
sources.
"Some conditions are so sensitive that people are not prepared to discuss
them with a doctor," said Andy Murdock. "Erectile dysfunction is probably
the most acute example."
This new Lloydspharmacy service will dispense erectile dysfunction drugs
Viagra, Levitra and Cialis. Visitors fill out a free questionnaire which
is reviewed by a doctor with expertise in managing erectile dysfunction.
If appropriate, the doctor will then make available a trial course of up
to eight tablets. The cost of the service is £45 per four tablets and
patients are told the name of the doctor who has prescribed their
treatment.
The medication is then dispensed by Lloydspharmacy and sent to the patient
through the post. Patients will be sent a trial course first and then move
on to an ongoing treatment regime if successful.
Patients who have used the service before will be able to order up to 16
tablets at a time. DrThom provides on-going online medical support as
required.
By the end of the year the intention is to offer a trial pack of all three
erectile dysfunction drugs, where appropriate, so patients can see which
one works best for them before moving onto an ongoing treatment regime.
When told about the new online service, 47 per cent of men said they would
use it in preference to consulting their GP while 34 per cent said they
would opt to see a GP face to face.
Only 48 per cent of men who suffer with erectile dysfunction qualify for
free treatment on the NHS**. People with conditions such as diabetes and
multiple sclerosis get free treatment and so too do those suffering from
severe distress, but those who have no co-morbidities - about 4.2 million
men - either have to pay for their own treatment or miss out.
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