Pfizer recently have been faced with a media blitz covering a possible scandal involving 50 out of 23 million Viagra users. That is, a side-effect of the drug could be blindness, but Pfizer never listed this on the side of the bottle. It must be noted, however that men with heart disease and diabetes might also suffer from erectile dysfunction. Heart disease and diabetes are major contributors to adult-onset blindness. Is the drug responsible? Pfizer’s stock will hopefully… read more
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