Did you know Viagra was actually designed to treat angina, a heart condition? However, the drug coincidently showed promise in treating impotency,
Viagra's impotency potential was discovered by accident.
Viagra's impotency potential was discovered by accident.
say experts. While most of the drugs are designed for a specific purpose, their potential, they say, can be discovered only when we take them. For instance, Ventolin inhalers used for treating asthma have also been found to prevent premature labour; and arsenic, a notorious poison. It is also making a comeback as a treatment for leukaemia.
In addition, popular impotency drug Viagra is not used for what it was originally intended. It was originally tested as UK92480, a new treatment for angina, a heart condition that constricts the vessels that supply the heart with blood. However, the trials failed to show promise. But later the study participants reported an unusual side effect - lots of erections.
"What was amazing about this study was that we saw a restoration of the erectile response. Now we were on to something which could only be described as special," BBC News quoted Pfizer senior scientist Chris Wayman as saying.
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