UK to become first country to sell Viagra over the counter

Regulators hope to curb trade in unlicensed and counterfeit versions

Viagra
Viagra will be sold in UK pharmacies from spring 2018
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Britain is to become the first country to reclassify Viagra so the drug can be sold over the counter, the medicines regulator announced today.

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