Popular erectile dysfunction drug linked to eye disease that can cause irreversible vision loss (www.fox13news.com)

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[-] misk@piefed.social 3 points 5 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

~~If this this drug had a female equivalent it wouldn’t be sold OTC because it’s dangerous to take it when you have high blood pressure. This study just piles up more evidence for it. I guess this is a rare instance where sexism inherent to medicine and pharmacology bites men in the butt.~~

[-] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 5 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Guess what, ED drugs (really BP drugs because they were developed as vasidilators for blood pressure management) aren't legally available without a prescription.

[-] misk@piefed.social 6 points 4 days ago

I stand corrected, tadalafil is not OTC in many countries, only sildenafil is. Tadalafil is OTC where I live since 2022 and I assumed it’s the same elsewhere.