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Dictionary of American History | 2003 | Copyright

VIAGRA

VIAGRA is the trademarked name for sildenafil citrate, a prescription drug created to counteract impotence by blocking an enzyme called phosphodiesterase 5 (PDE5), which can end erections prematurely. After the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted approval for Viagra on 27 March 1998, doctors prescribed the drug more than any other medicine in history over a two-year time span. Pfizer Inc., the maker of Viagra, uses celebrities such as former senator Bob Dole and baseball star Rafael Palmeiro to advertise directly to consumers, contributing to the $15.7 billion total spent in 2000 on pharmaceutical ads targeted toward ordinary people—instead of doctors.

James T.Scott

See alsoSexuality .

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Viagra

A Dictionary of Nursing | 2008 | Copyright

Viagra (vy-ag-ră) n. see sildenafil.

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Viagra

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

Viagra •jarrah, para, Tara •abracadabra, Aldabra •Alhambra • Vanbrugh •Cassandra, Sandra •Aphra, Biafra •Niagara, pellagra, Viagra •bhangra, Ingres •Capra • Cleopatra •mantra, tantra, yantra •Basra •Asmara, Bukhara, carbonara, Carrara, cascara, Connemara, Damara, Ferrara, Gemara, Guadalajara, Guevara, Honiara, Lara, marinara, mascara, Nara, Sahara, Samara, samsara, samskara, shikara, Tamara, tiara, Varah, Zara •candelabra, macabre, sabra •Alexandra • Agra • fiacre •Chartres, Montmartre, Sartre, Sinatra, Sumatra •Shastra • Maharashtra • Le Havre •gurdwara •Berra, error, Ferrer, sierra, terror •zebra • ephedra • Porto Alegre •belles-lettres, Petra, raison d'être, tetra •Electra, plectra, spectra •Clytemnestra • extra •chèvre, Sèvres •Ezra

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	Viagra and poppers can be a fatal mix. Newspaper article from: The Washington Times (Washington, DC); 6/30/1998
	Viagra hailed by growing number of fans: But doctors warn of dangers, abuse.(A) Newspaper article from: The Washington Times (Washington, DC); 8/3/1998
	The Viagra dialogues: this drug can put the bloom back in sex--but it can... Magazine article from: Good Housekeeping; 1/1/2003