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NEW PILL TARGETS IMPOTENCE DRUG COULD BANISH PROBLEM FROM MILLIONS OF BEDROOMS
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Hartford Courant - Hartford, Conn.
Author: HILARY WALDMAN; Courant Staff Writer
Date: Mar 28, 1998
Start Page: A.1
Section: MAIN (A)
Text Word Count: 857
Abstract (Document Summary)

Instead, the hottest item to hit drug store shelves in years is called Viagra, a little pill that helps impotent men get and retain erections.

And as much as FDA approval Friday caused a rise in spirits and Pfizer stock Friday, it was truly remarkable to the British scientists who, quite by chance, happened upon their discovery of Viagra's miraculous qualities while seeking a treatment for chest pain.

Viagra's promise was first noticed at Pfizer's laboratory in Sandwich, England, where scientists were testing a drug called sildenafil to treat angina, the painful heart condition caused by constricting or clogging of the heart arteries.

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