Report from UK Links Viagra to 102 Deaths

Newsinferno.com is reporting that viagra has been linked to over 100 deaths in the UK–not good news for Pfizer, already facing lawsuits over the drug:

According to a breaking story, the Daily Mail (UK) is reporting that: “Government figures show that since the drug was launched seven years ago doctors have reported 102 deaths linked to it.”

This report linking Viagra to a significant number of deaths follows recent claims that the drug may also be responsible for cases of blindness and other serious side-effects including heart attacks, angina, eye pain, and vomiting.

While the report suggests that some of the deaths may have been caused by the drug “exacerbating existing heart conditions, particularly in men with blood-pressure problems,” many may be the result of “unfit men overexerting themselves.”

According to Dr. John Griffin, former editor of the medical journal Adverse Drug Reactions, the true death figures could be up to 10 times higher than government records show since previous “research has shown that only one in ten adverse drug reactions is reported. That means in the case of Viagra the real number of deaths may 1,000.”