Friday 29 July 2011

Viagra sniffer dogs Search For Counterfeits


Two specially trained sniffer dogs are being used by Pfizer, the company that developed and markets the male impotence treatment Viagra, to sniff out counterfeit Viagra tablets for the customs authorities in Finland, according to Pfizer It is the first time sniffer dogs have ever been used in Finland to find fake medications, which can be detected even if they’re well-packed.

The dogs – Springer, a mixed breed of spaniel and Border collie, and Willem, a pointer, were trained in the Holland. They have already been dubbed “Viagra dogs.”

According to Pfizer, the dogs cannot detect the two other brands of male impotence medication Cialis and Levitra, as these are made of a different, though similar molecule and would have a different smell to the dogs than Viagra, whose generic name is sildenafil citrate.

Counterfeit erectile dysfunction medication may be not only harmless sugar pills but instead could contain dangerous active ingredients that could harm and even kill those who take them.

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