Health · 30 August 2026

Viagra users report over a thousand side effects including deafness and blindness

More than 1,100 alleged side effects from Viagra use have been logged with the UK's medicines regulator in the last five years. These include reports of blindness, deafness, baldness, and confusion, as well as two leg amputations. Despite this, no reported side effects have been definitively linked to the drug.

By BriefTea Editorial · 30 August 2026 at 7:22

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