Health
March 28, 2023 | 5:55 p.m
Viagra could soon face some very strong competition.
Researchers in Australia claim to have developed a nasal spray to combat erectile dysfunction – and it could be available to American consumers within two years.
The spray-to-play product reportedly works in just five minutes, which means it could be a bedroom game-changer for the 30 million Americans struggling to get and keep an erection.
“Our nasal delivery bypasses the digestive system, so it really goes straight into the bloodstream and has an effect in five to 15 minutes,” Lee Rodne, chief executive officer of biotech company LTR Pharma, told the Australian on Monday.
“We think it’s much more effective than oral pills, so it works consistently and progressively faster, so men don’t have to plan ahead and get variable results,” he added enthusiastically.
Sniff to get stiff! The spray-to-play product gets men hard in just five minutes. Getty Images/iStockphoto
Viagra is one of the most commonly prescribed drugs for erectile dysfunction; However, it usually takes between 30 and 60 minutes for it to occur.
The new spray, called SPONTAN, “utilizes” the PDE5 inhibitor vardenafil, which is taken orally one to two hours before sexual activity.
PDE5 inhibitors are a group of drugs commonly used to treat erectile dysfunction and include sildenafil (sold under the brand name Viagra) and tadalafil (sold as Cialis).
A clinical trial will soon start in Australia to compare the results of SPONTAN with the results of another PDE5 inhibitor taken orally.
It could be a bedroom game changer for the 30 million Americans struggling to get and keep an erection. Getty Images/iStockphoto
LTR Pharma is “very confident” the results will be successful and wants the product to hit the U.S. market in 2025.
The Post has contacted the company for further comment.
Meanwhile, SPONTAN isn’t the only product that Viagra could soon challenge.
Viagra is one of the most commonly prescribed drugs for erectile dysfunction; However, it usually takes between 30 and 60 minutes for it to occur. Shutterstock
Late last year, a cheeky study found that injecting Botox directly into the penis offered “a clear benefit” for men with erectile dysfunction.
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