Viagra-like Thai pills on the way

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Viagra-like Thai pills on the way

Published: 6 Sep 2012 at 00.00
Newspaper section: News

A viagra-like drug will be launched by the Government Pharmaceutical Organisation next month in a bid to battle counterfeit products and the brand-name pill's steep price.

The GPO's managing director Witit Artavatkun said yesterday the organisation had been given permission by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to produce Sidagra, a generic drug with a similar composition to Viagra, to help men with erectile dysfunction.

Sales of Sidagra will begin on Oct 15 in two sizes _ a 50mg tablet at 25 baht and a 100mg pill at 45 baht.

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jimmyzee
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Discussion 4 : 06 Sep 2012 at 13.574
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"To prepare for integration into the Asean Economic Community, the GPO has improved its drug manufacturing facility in Rangsit to comply with the Pharmaceutical Inspection Convention and Pharmaceutical Inspection Co-operation Scheme, Dr Witit said.

Manufacturing processes have been boosted to meet standards in other Asean countries..."

Just how sub-standard were these Thai drug manufacturing facilities? Please, more reporting, and less parroting of whatever a government spokesman puts out in a press release.
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Discussion 3 : 06 Sep 2012 at 10.363
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i have some qvestion about the prize.you say 1 pill viagra cost about
200 bhat.i have paid hear at a hospital in ubon 2200 bhat for 4 pills
with 50mg it is 550 bhat for one pill.this hospital is not private a
hospital.who checked up the prizes? so this new sidagra can i buy it
at a pharmacy? please if somebody can answer i am gratful maybe
BP can answer?
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Discussion 2 : 06 Sep 2012 at 08.492
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Actually Viagra is not covered by a patent in Thailand so the launch of a generic is perfectly legal. In fact there is already a generic version produced by a private company.

Kamagra is a legal product in many countries but is not registered in Thailand.
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Discussion 1 : 06 Sep 2012 at 08.071
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As this new Thai drug is a viagra-like drug which means its a copy, will it be illegal to buy and export just like Kamagra is?
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