Viagra can be sold over the counter Men will no longer require a prescription to obtain the impotence drug Viagra and will instead be able to buy it over the counter at pharmacies.
The decision by the UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency follows a public consultation.
It will be up to pharmacists to judge whether men over the age of 18 can safely be sold the little blue pills.
Manufacturer Pfizer hopes to get stocks of Viagra Connect (sildenafil 50mg) into UK pharmacies by spring 2018.
Experts say making the medication more widely available will help men who might not feel able to visit their GP about impotence.
The MHRA hopes it will stop some men buying unregulated medicines from websites operating illegally. BBC News
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