Fake impotence drugs flood the market
January 11, 2006

The phenomenal success achieved by the erectile dysfunction (ED) drugs Viagra, Cialis and Levitra has opened the Kenyan market to a flood of copy cats and fake ED drugs. Viagra is one of the fastest selling drugs in the developed world which requires no introduction in Kenya. As the branded ED drugs Viagra and Cialis are expensive for most would-be users therefore cheaper versions are now on the street.

Some of them are in generic form and most of them of unknown quality, performance and even safety. Since Pfizer introduced the blue pill in 1998, Viagra has been the most-talked-about prescription drug since the birth-control pill. Although some of its thunder has been stolen by new entrants in the market like Levitra and Cialis, the name Viagra remains synonymous with sex-enhancing medicines. So, fake drug makers are trying to make money on the name of this popular ED drug.

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