FDA Looking Into Blindness-Viagra Link

[dogday]

washingtonpost.com
FDA Looking Into Blindness-Viagra Link

By Lauran Neergard
The Associated Press
Friday, May 27, 2005; 8:58 AM



Federal health officials are examining rare reports of blindness among some men using the impotence drug Viagra.

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 can occur in men who are diabetic or have heart disease, the same conditions that can cause impotence and thus lead to Viagra use.

The FDA has 50 reports of the blindness. Viagra has been taken by more than 23 million men worldwide.

"We take this seriously," said FDA's Cruzan.

FDA is working with Viagra manufacturer Pfizer Inc. to determine what, if any, information about the condition should be added to the drug's label.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/27/AR2005052700433_pf.html

[northzax]

1. turns out, however

that all 50 of these men took the Viagra before a date, and then went home alone. probably just a coincidence.

50 out of 23million? sucks for the 50, but that is nothin statistically.

[AP]

2. Yes. They better control for masturbation in their study.

[northzax]

3. well that's simple

just throw out the results from the guys with hairy palms.

locking in 5...4...3...2...

[Blue Belle]

4. Well... it's like that old wives tale...

"you'll go blind if you play with that thing too much."

If this study is true, Hugh Heffner's days of sight are numbered....

[happynewyear]

6. I wonder what Dole thinks about this?

:kick: :D

[AP]

7. I'm sure that he doesn't see what the problem is.

[Blue Belle]

8. Nice!

:rofl:

[Gidney N Cloyd]

9. "Easy, boy."

(Must have been a seeing-eye dog in that pepsi commercial... )

[EC]

5. Ha, and all this time I thought it was

masturbation that made the men go blind? :rofl: