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Viagra is no help against heart failure: study
Mar 11, 2013 15:40 EDT
The erectile dysfunction drug commonly known as Viagra is no help against heart failure and should not be taken for it, according to research out Monday that contradicts previous, smaller studies.
Peruvian club eyes Viagra for on-field boost
Feb 27, 2013 16:17 EST
Leading Peruvian football club Alianza Lima is considering the possibility of giving its players Viagra during matches played at altitude in the local championships.
Pakistan Taliban 'ban vulgar films, Viagra'
Feb 11, 2013 03:03 EST
The Pakistani Taliban have warned shopkeepers in a popular market to stop selling "obscene films" and Viagra-style male potency pills.
Canada high court voids Pfizer's Viagra patent
Nov 08, 2012 14:28 EST
Canada's top court on Thursday stripped Pfizer of its patent for Viagra, saying the pharmaceutical giant failed in the patent to identify the active compound in the drug.
Thailand to sell generic Viagra drug
Sep 26, 2012 07:52 EDT
Thailand has approved an affordable generic version of the anti-impotence drug Viagra to go on sale next week, as the country looks to combat rampant counterfeit production, officials said Wednesday.
Aleppo merchants shun the armed struggle
Sep 07, 2012 20:16 EDT
Ghali Zabubi owns two cafes in Aleppo's upmarket Sunni district of Mogambo. One is an opposition hang-out and his heart is with the revolution, but he also spurns the armed rebellion that has ruined both his business and the city.
'Pandamania' bears take rocky French road to parenthood
Aug 26, 2012 02:57 EDT
Like many French couples starting life together Huan Huan and Yuan Zi have moved into a new home, happily go about their daily business, and hopes are high for a baby, but nothing else is normal for the two pandas.
US, Canadian men held in Philippines for fake Viagra
Jul 21, 2012 14:05 EDT
An American and a Canadian have been detained in the Philippines for selling fake counterfeit Viagra pills through the internet, police said Saturday.
Internet led to global 'explosion' of fake drugs
Jun 14, 2012 13:48 EDT
The rapid growth of Internet commerce has led to an explosion of counterfeit drugs sold around the world, with China the biggest source of fake medicines, pharmaceutical experts said Thursday.
Nepal 'Himalayan Viagra' harvest droops to record low
Jun 10, 2012 02:10 EDT
Every summer, Himalayan villages empty as locals rush to the mountains of northern Nepal to harvest yarchagumba, a high-altitude wild fungus that is prized for its aphrodisiac qualities.
Libya building up case against Seif: ICC envoy
Apr 21, 2012 06:24 EDT
Libya has been building up evidence against Seif al-Islam Kadhafi in the hope of persuading International Criminal Court judges to sanction a local trial, an ICC envoy said on Saturday.
ICC wants to tackle taboo topic of rape in Libya
Apr 20, 2012 18:41 EDT
International Criminal Court prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo said Friday that he wants to investigate rapes committed during the Libyan conflict last year in a way that respects local traditions.
Cockfighting in Iraq: a different kind of battle
Apr 11, 2012 06:25 EDT
Iraq is no stranger to battles, but this is not one fought with rifles and rockets: when the bell sounds, trainers release cocks Daqduqa and Sammam into the ring.
Six arrested in fake medicine bust: Europol
Mar 19, 2012 16:49 EDT
Six people have been arrested in a police sting in Spain and Britain, suspected of importing and selling large quantities of fake medication from Asia including Viagra, Europol said Monday.
S. Korea to approve Viagra generics
Mar 14, 2012 12:04 EDT
Three South Korean pharmaceutical firms will soon be allowed to produce generic versions of the anti-impotence drug Viagra despite a row over patents, officials said Wednesday.
Egyptian middleman bought fake Avastin from Turkey
Feb 28, 2012 17:31 EST
CAIRO (Reuters) - Fake versions of the multibillion-dollar cancer drug Avastin were purchased in Turkey before being traded by middlemen across the Middle East and Europe to the United States, an Egyptian businessman involved said on Tuesday.
Roche says fake Avastin found in Syria in 2009
Feb 24, 2012 11:04 EST
(Reuters) - Swiss drugmaker Roche said on Friday that fake versions of its cancer drug Avastin had been found in Syria in 2009, three years before bogus copies of the drug were traced to Egypt in a similar case involving U.S. clinics.
Egyptian firm in fake Avastin scam proves elusive
Feb 21, 2012 15:24 EST
CAIRO (Reuters) - The trail of counterfeit copies of the multibillion-dollar cancer drug Avastin leads to an address in a crowded Cairo suburb, with no sign of the firm named by international suppliers as the source of the product.
U.S. doctors scour drug supplies after fake Avastin found
Feb 15, 2012 19:40 EST
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. distributor of phony vials of the widely-used cancer drug Avastin aroused suspicion at doctor's offices as early as July, well before health regulators issued their own warning and sparked new alarm over counterfeit medicines.
Doctors scour drug supplies after fake Avastin found
Feb 15, 2012 19:40 EST
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. distributor of phony vials of the widely-used cancer drug Avastin aroused suspicion at doctor's offices as early as July, well before health regulators issued their own warning and sparked new alarm over counterfeit medicines.
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| Systematic (IUPAC) name | |
|---|---|
| 1-[4-ethoxy-3-(6,7-dihydro-1-methyl- 7-oxo-3-propyl-1H-pyrazolo[4,3-d]pyrimidin-5-yl) phenylsulfonyl]-4-methylpiperazine citrate | |
| Identifiers | |
| CAS number | 139755-83-2 |
| ATC code | G04BE03 |
| PubChem | 5281023 |
| DrugBank | APRD00556 |
| ChemSpider | 56586 |
| Chemical data | |
| Formula | C22H30N6O4S |
| Mol. mass | base: 474.6 g/mol |
| SMILES | eMolecules & PubChem |
| Pharmacokinetic data | |
| Bioavailability | 40% |
| Metabolism | Hepatic (mostly CYP3A4, also CYP2C9) |
| Half life | 3 to 4 hours |
| Excretion | Fecal (80%) and renal (around 13%) |
| Therapeutic considerations | |
| Licence data | |
| Pregnancy cat. |
B(US) |
| Legal status |
℞ Prescription only |
| Routes | Oral |
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