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ERECTILE dysfunction medication is popular among Cypriot consumers compared to other Europeans, with sales on the increase with each passing year, reports said yesterday.
According to Politis, 60,500 packets of three different brands, Viagra, Cialis, and Levitra, were sold in 2006 reaping £1.5 million, up more than 30 per cent since the products first appeared on the market three years ago.
Specifically, from 2004 to 2005, sales increased by 15 per cent, and from 2005 to 2006 a further 25 per cent, according to pharmaceutical services records. Levitra only appeared on the market in August last year.
By this account, the Health Ministry estimates 252,000 pills were consumed last year alone. Nevertheless, the estimations do not include likely purchases made over the internet, a practice the health services strongly advise against due to the dangers posed by ingesting prescription medication without medical advice.
