Thailand to sell generic Viagra drug
- Published: 26 Sep 2012 at 19.48
- Online news: Health
Thailand has approved an affordable generic version of the anti-impotence drug Viagra to go on sale next week, as the country looks to combat rampant counterfeit production, officials said Wednesday.
A customs officer shows counterfeited Viagra pills at Paris Roissy airport, in 2009. Thailand has approved an affordable generic version of the anti-impotence drug, as the country looks to combat rampant counterfeit production.
The Thai diamond-shaped little blue pill, which resembles the original produced by US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, is called "Sidegra" and will be available on prescription across the country on October 1.
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