Is Generic Viagra Available in the U.S.?
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Official Answer by Drugs.com 20 Oct 2015
According to Pfizer, generic Viagra will not be available in the U.S. until December 2017, or possibly earlier, due to patent protection. The original patent for Viagra was set to expire in 2020; however, Viagra Pill Generic has entered into an agreement to allow Teva Pharmaceuticals to launch the generic. The generic formulation of Viagra has already been tentatively approved by the FDA for Teva and several other generic manufacturers. Teva will pay Pfizer a royalty to market the generic, but the final cost of the generic product is not known at this time. In 2020, other generic manufacturers will be able to enter the market with generic Viagra.
Generic Viagra has been available in Canada since 2012. In Europe, Viagra became available generically in 2013.
The lower dose form of Revatio (sildenafil) became available generically in the U.S. in November 2012 because it is used for a different condition (pulmonary arterial hypertension). In the U.S. doctors may legally prescribed generic Revatio “off-label” to patients preferring a lower priced form of Viagra for ED; however, multiple tablets may be needed as the dose form of Revatio only comes in a 20 milligram (mg) tablet. However, doctors are under no obligation to prescribe Revatio off-label.
The recommended dose of Viagra is 50 mg, as needed, approximately 1 hour before sexual activity. Doses may vary between 25 and 100 mg. The dose may be adjusted based on doctor recommendations, but it should not exceed Viagra Pill Generic 100 mg per dose or be taken more than once per day. Prices for generic Revatio (sildenafil 20 mg) will vary, too, and discount coupons for the generic Revatio may be found online to be used at your local pharmacy.
More about Viagra
The ease of taking an oral tablet for erectile dysfunction (ED) has revolutionized ED treatment. Sildenafil is the generic formulation of Pfizer’s Viagra, the “little blue pill” that has gained immense popularity for treatment of erectile dysfunction (ED). It was originally approved in the U.S. in 1998, and over 30 million prescriptions have been dispensed for Viagra Pill Generic in 120 countries.
ED is a common sexual problem for men and its frequency increases with age. A large survey conducted in the United States determined about half of all men 40 to 70 years of age experience some degree of ED. Roughly 30 million men in the U.S. and over 100 million men globally suffer from ED.
Viagra (sildenafil) was the first phosphodiesterase 5 (PDE5) inhibitor approved to treat erectile dysfunction (ED). Other competitor treatments now also on the market for ED include tadalafil (Cialis) and vardenafil (Levitra). These products are expected to lose patent in 2017 or 2018, and generics for these drugs may become available at that time, even before Viagra.