Viagra 'linked to hearing loss'
Conclusion
All drugs need continuous monitoring and reporting of potential side effects. This type of study, which is based on individual case reports, is important in highlighting possible adverse effects of drugs, which may not have been detected in controlled trials.
This report of cases of sudden hearing loss associated with use of PDE-5 inhibitors is valuable in drawing attention to a possible and serious side effect of this class of medicine. However, this type of review does not tell us for certain whether PDE-5 inhibitors cause hearing loss and, if so, how common this side effect might be. Side effects that have not been detected in randomised controlled trials, but are only detected by case reports, are often comparatively rare.
In one of the case series included in this review, ...
Kenya: Alarm Sounded As Fake Malaria Drugs Found to Contain Viagra
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