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Viagra to be available from local chemists as well as GPs
(The Scotsman 19/06/2009)
MEN who get embarrassed talking to their doctor about sexual matters can now blush in front of a pharmacist instead, as Viagra goes on sale in chemists. The little blue pill, used to tackle erection problems, is being given out in Boots stores - following consultations to make sure men who want to buy it are suitable to use the drug. When the service was tested in Manchester, men travelled from around the UK to buy Viagra in efforts to avoid embarrassing discussions with their GP.
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Inside medicine
(BBC 10/09/2008)
The work of a sexual dysfunction nurse. In a series focusing on medical specialties, the BBC News website meets sexual dysfunction and urology nurse Anne Storey. Her speciality is treating patients with problems of the urinary tract, bladder, kidneys, urethra and reproductive systems.
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