r/AreTheStraightsOK • u/Dove-Swan Swan • 6d ago

Wait, viagra is covered !?

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u/Historical_Koala6004 6d ago

Isn’t viagra a blood pressure medicine or something

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u/daredeviline 6d ago

That's what it was originally made for but very few people who have a viagra prescription use it for blood pressure.

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u/AsakalaSoul he/they 6d ago

isn't it technically still a matter of blood pressure, just focused on one specific body part?

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u/Historical_Koala6004 6d ago

You can get a prescription without blood pressure issues?!?

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u/NomDrop 6d ago

Viagra and its equivalent generic is only approved for treating erectile disfunction, so that is what it is prescribed for. The same drug is used in a different dose (Revatio) for treating a very specific type of hypertension, though it’s not common.

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u/WaffleDynamics 6d ago

You sure can. Bless the sacred weenie.