Viagra is manufactured by Pfizer a company, founded in New York in 1849, by German immigrant cousins Charles Pfizer and Charles Erhart. With the help of a $2500.00 loan from Pfizer’s father they were able to purchase a warehouse in Manhattan. The founders turned a small chemical company into the largest manufacturer on penicillin in the world.

During a period of over 150 years the company has been responsible for many a medical breakthrough, making innovative medicines for both humans and animals. During the civil war (1861-1865) the demand for painkillers and disinfectants rose dramatically. Pfizer was able to meet this demand by increased production of tartaric acid, cream of tartar, iodine, morphine, chlorophorm and camphor. Due to the situation in Europe after the 1st World War (1914-1918) the supply of raw materials to make citric acid became very unstable and Pfizer discovered a new way to make the product. This was a method using mould fermentation of sugar.

The work that they carried out in this production of citric acid led Alexander Fleming to discover the germ killing properties of penicillium, a secretion of the mould. World War 2 (1939-1945) led Pfizer to invest in increased production of Penicillin and to become the largest manufacturer of this product in the world. The reason that Pfizer is a leader in the development and production of medicines is that they are prepared to invest heavily in plant and production as well as in research and development personnel, with years of product testing before their release for sale.

Pfizer have developed and produced many medicines on to the market to treat ailments such as diabetes, depression, arthritis, heart disease, and fungal infections, Diflucan, Norvasc, Feldene, Procardia, are some of the more popular remedies. However, their international profile rose dramatically when in 1998 they released on to the market a product sildenafil nitrate more commonly known by its trademark as Viagra. Initially Viagra was only available through prescription from the local doctor and people were reluctant to have face to face consultations for their impotence problems. In recent years, the ability to buy Viagra on line from reputable sites such as Ukmedix, makes millions of men in the world much happier and to once again enjoy an active sex life.