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Object:Viagra, 1998


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A box of four 50-mg tablets of the anti-impotence drug Viagra (Sildenafil citrate) manufactured by Pfizer Ltd. Viagra created a media storm when it was released in 1998. There was huge demand for the drug, not only from patients suffering from impotence, but also the wider public who believed using it would boost sexual performance.

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