Viagra: The Thrill That Was

The New York Times reports that Viagra has peeked:

recently the market for Viagra-type drugs has stalled in the United States. Last year the total number of prescriptions for so-called ED drugs declined by 5 percent in the United States after growing just 1 percent annually the previous four years, according to IMS Health, a heath-care data and consulting firm. (Viagra prescriptions were off 7 percent; those for Levitra plummeted 18 percent.)

The drop seems all the more significant given that the population is aging, so there are surely more men who potentially need the drug.

There could be many reasons for the dip: effectiveness (it doesn’t work for everyone) or insurance payments, to name a few.

An article worth your time.