A Brief History of Viagra

The discovery of an impotence prescription drug came about by accident. Sildenafil Citrate was first tested for the treatment of heart disease. During testing the results for the treatment of heart disease were not favorable. But somethig interesting happened. Many of the patients experienced an erection.

Testing for the treatment of heart disease failed. However, because of phenomenon of the erections that the male patients were experiencing, extensive testing for the treatment of erectile dysfunction continued. When results proved that in fact Sildenafil Citrate had close to an 80% success rate, the necessary steps were taken to get the drug approved for the treatment of erectile dysfunction by the FDA.

Once approved by the FDA, the pharmaceutical company, Pfizer, began marketing the name Viagra. The marketing of the erectile dysfunction drug along with the brand name Viagra has proved to be one of the most successful in history. As strange as this may be, Viagra is a household name.