Brazil Bans Pfizer’s Viagra (Sildenafil citrate)
29 12 2007
Alarmed at an increase in illicit use of anti-impotence drugs by youths in South America’s largest country, the government on Friday banned advertising of Viagra and similar substances.
Health Minister Humberto Costa said officials imposed the ban after receiving many reports that young people were abusing the drugs to improve their sex lives.
“The uncontrolled use of these medicines can cause health problems, such as heart attacks,” Costa said. - usatoday.com
From what I heard the ban didn’t mention Viagra by name, but it was clearly aimed at ending a prominent publicity campaign across this country of 170 million people for the drug made by the U.S. pharmaceutical company Pfizer.
