We have picked up reports that say that the big three impotence drug manufacturers namely Pfizer, Bayer and Lilly Icos are being investigated following allegations that they could be fixing the prices of their erectile dysfunction medicines Viagra, Levitra and Cialis. The competition authority in Switzerland namely WEKO has noted that the prices of all three impotence medicines are nearly identical and that they were also concerned about the similarities in prices of a host of other drugs sold at pharmacies.

Viagra the original erectile dysfunction drug entered the market in 1998 and took the world by storm and still leads the competition as the best selling impotence drug all over the world however its rivals Cialis and Levitra have taken a considerable section of Viagra’s market share.

Cialis is made by Lilly Icos and recently announced that it intends to manufacture a Once A Day version of Cialis so that impotent men may be always in a position to respond to sexual stimulation without having to resort to pill popping when an opportunity for sex occurs. The normal version of Cialis is at present the longest lasting erectile dysfunction medication in that it can last for 36 hours with one pill compared to 4 hours for Viagra and Levitra. In France Cialis sells better than Viagra and is known as the Weekend Pill for its ability to give men erectile function all weekend.

Levitra made by Bayer is famous for having got Jerry Hall the former wife of rock star Mick Jagger to front its promotion campaigns. Levitra is a PDE5 inhibitor like Viagra and Cialis and has taken market share from them both.

At this point the three manufacturers of the erectile dysfunction medicines have declined to comment on the allegations but we will be following the story carefully and hopes that the prices of the impotence drugs will be lowered if they are found to have been fixed.

We are aware of the concerns of the medical establishment as to fact that not everyone who uses the trio of erectile dysfunction drugs (Viagra,Cialis,Levitra)actually is suffering from a serious erection problem but they may just be requiring a boost in the bedroom department. The problem is not helped by the fact that Viagra is a household name now and that men no longer have a reason for not being able to perform all the time and the pressure on men to perform is greater than it ever was. The sexual liberation of many women has meant that they demand much more from their men these days.

The advertising of the erectile dysfunction drugs has meant that men are increasingly looking to the drugs to boost their performance in bed and it is the women who get the most benefits from the drugs as their men are able to last longer and have harder erections. The makers of Viagra, Cialis and Levitra all say that they aim their advertising and promotion at men with real erection problems but the definition of an erection problem is difficult to define and difficult to prove to a doctor who examines you.

If you go to a docor and say you have an erection problem and you tell him you are healthy and well and have no blood pressure problems it is almost impossible for him to refuse you treatment with either Viagra, Levitra or Cialis. However this doesn’t mean that the drug is always abused as it has been known to save many a flagging marriage and give new impetus and intimacy to a relationship that is dying. Ukmedix takes great pride in the fact that it has helped thousands of couples who have sexual problems and who have a difficulty facing a doctor face to face with the problem, something that can be very humiliating and distressing for both parties in a sexual relationship.

The similarities of Viagra, Levitra and Cialis are numerous. They all function as phosphodiesterase-5 (or PDE-5 for short) inhibitors and the medical names of these drugs are sildenafil for Viagra, vardenafil for Levitra and tadalafil for Cialis. In fact all three drugs work in the same way namely by preventing the breakdown of the all important nitric oxide in the blood vessels. Nitric oxide is a compound that allows the blood vessels to relax and open in the penis so that blood can flow and an erection can be created. If the nitric oxide is plentiful enough the blood vessels stay open and the erection will be sustained for a long time.

A common myth is that is you take these drugs (PDE-5 inhibitors) you will automatically get an erection. This is not the case as unless sexual stimuli are present the mechanism of blood flowing to the penis can start. The erectile dysfunction drugs just enable the whole process to work better and faster and the great thing about them is that they boost erections irrespective of the reason for the impotence in the first place. Viagra, Levitra and Cialis in clinical tests have been shown to produce a bigger amount of erections and sexual experiences for a longer period in all men with erectile dysfunction from many different causes such as diabetes, spinal cord damage, depression and even those having prostate cancer.

While the drugs are basically the same their manufacturers are keen to differentiate them and argue for the efficacy of their own drugs. Some people prefer Viagra for example for being the original product and others might prefer Cialis for the length of time of works for. The manufacturers in fact deliberately have added different chemical compounds to the active agents so that they react differently and over a different length of time. However so far no serious study has been conducted to actually compare the efficacy of the three PDE-5 inhibitors directly.

Cialis is fast becoming referred to as The Weekend Pill as it can last for 36 hours and is also the only erectile dysfunction drug that can be taken with food. Viagra is often preferred as it the most researched and best selling impotence drug in the world and Bayer, the manufacturers of Levitra say that it is lighter on the stomach than other the other erectile dysfunction drugs.