London - Viagra, the anti-impotence drug, has been linked with five deaths in the UK in the past six months, it emerged yesterday. The treatment, which is still officially banned on the NHS, has been linked with 41 cases of adverse reactions between July 1st and December 22nd, the London Independent reports.
They ranged from minor symptoms such as skin rashes to major problems such as heart attacks. The cases emerged in reports from doctors to the Medicines Control Agency drug-licensing body.