Other Impotence Drugs in Development
Creams, pills, nasal sprays-all are in the works.
In time men will be able to try out impotence treatments
the way they do cold medicine. If one fails, they can try another.
| Drug/Maker |
Form |
Status |
| Uprima/TAP |
sublingual tablet |
under FDA review |
| Vasomax/Zonagen |
pill |
FDA review suspended
|
| IC351/ICOS andLilly |
pill |
late-stage trials |
| UK-357,903/Pfizer |
pill |
late-stage trials
to begin this year |
| BAY-38-9456/Bayer |
pill |
late-stage trials
to begin this year |
| PD-5
inhibitor/Bristol-Myers Squibb |
pill |
early efficacy
testing |
| Topiglan/MacroChem |
topical gel |
early efficacy
testing |
| Alprox-TD/NexMed |
topical cream |
early efficacy
testing |
| Apomorphine/Nastech |
nasal spray |
early efficacy
testing |
| PNU-83757/Pharmacia & Upjohn |
injection |
finished safety trials |
Source: Forbes
Magazine 02-07-2000
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