{"id":547,"date":"2007-02-19T17:46:02","date_gmt":"2007-02-19T22:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/oddplanet\/2007\/02\/19\/viagra-sold-over-the-counter-in-british-pharmacies\/"},"modified":"2011-09-24T19:26:23","modified_gmt":"2011-09-24T23:26:23","slug":"viagra-sold-over-the-counter-in-british-pharmacies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/oddplanet\/2007\/02\/19\/viagra-sold-over-the-counter-in-british-pharmacies\/","title":{"rendered":"Viagra sold over the counter in British Pharmacies"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--CusAds--><p>On Valentines day men were able to buy Viagra over the counter in Britain for the first time ever. <\/p>\n<div class=\"b1291d92551e5c93995fce7897ccfc30\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: right; margin:10px 0 10px 10px;\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-3375789278566919\";\r\n\/* OddPlanet_300x250_inpost *\/\r\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"3290981241\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Three Manchester Boots pharmacies will sell the prescription-only medication in a pilot program that began on February 14th. <\/p>\n<p>Men between the ages of 30 and 65  who are suffering from erectile dysfunction are now able to buy as many as four pills at a time for 50 pounds ($97) without having to get a prescription from a doctor first. 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