A Zigzaging Look at Viagra Uses, from Zagazig University

Zagazig University adds to the growing pool of information about the drug known as Viagra:

“Sildenafil: from angina to SARS-CoV-2 [Sildénafil: de l’angine au SARS-CoV-2],” Ghada M. Khairy, Sawsan M.A. El-Sheikh, Naglaa Z. Eleiwa, and Azza A.A. Galal, Sexologies, epub 2021.

The authors, at the Department of Pharmacology, Zagazig University, Egypt, report:

Sildenafil was first examined as an alternative to nitrates for the management of angina pectoris and hypertension and eventually developed into an oral therapeutic agent used for the treatment of erectile dysfunction…. Here we review fundamental highlights in the enhancement of sildenafil for numerous scientific disorders and consider practicable new uses for this versatile drug.