A trip to the supermarket to buy Cialis or Viagra could lead to a cost savings of more than $2 per dose, according to researchers.
The results are published today in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
The authors, from the University of Utah, studied 2,000 consumers, and found that those taking Cialis, Viagra or similar drugs had average savings of about $1 per dose — about double the cost of Viagra.
This is good news for those who were taking a placebo, said lead author Dr. David H. Kupf, who led the study.
"The overall goal is to find out whether this is really the case," he said. "I think the goal is to know whether this is true."
The researchers looked at prices of 5,000 Cialis and 5,000 Viagra prescriptions from 2015 to 2017. They were looking at consumers buying the drugs for $1.93 and $1.89 per dose, respectively.
The average savings was about $1.75 per prescription. The researchers looked at price per dose, and found a 10 percent increase from 2015 to 2017.
The researchers noted that while prices for the drugs increased slightly in 2015, the price increases were much lower than they were in 2017. They also noted that consumers had more freedom to decide whether a particular drug was better than others.
The authors also noted that the prices of Cialis and Viagra were relatively stable at the time of publication, even though the drugs had been studied extensively. They said that while the drugs were sold at a more affordable price, the price could be higher in some markets.
"We really wanted to find out whether this is true," Kupf said. "We wanted to see how much you could save by making that decision based on factors like price."
For Cialis, the researchers found a mean cost of $2.94 per dose. Viagra, they found, had a cost of $5.12. Viagra had a cost of $0.14 per dose, compared with $2.82 in 2016.
Kupf said that price comparisons should be done with a comparison of the two drugs. He added that the drugs are not interchangeable.
"This is not an easy question to answer, especially when you're talking about drugs that are taken for a long period of time," Kupf said.
The drugs are available through prescription only and the prices are generally lower than the prices of the drugs in question, he added.
A total of 1,063,721 Cialis and 1,076,724 Viagra prescriptions were filled at the Salt Lake Health Care System in 2016. The prices were $1.93 and $1.89 per dose, respectively. (To learn more about Cialis prices and prices, see.)
Kupf said that the study results were most likely because consumers were interested in purchasing the drugs and were willing to pay more for them. "Our findings were very promising," Kupf said. "It is good news for consumers, and we hope that it will result in the kind of savings they need to make a decision."
The findings were published Friday in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Dr. John L. Ricks, a professor of clinical and epidemiology at the University of Utah, said that the results of this study are consistent with previous research, but that the study did not include the possibility of a study with more participants.
"This is not necessarily in a clinical setting," Ricks said. "It's just the way it's been done."
Kupf said he hopes this study will help the nation's health care system better serve all consumers.
"There is a lot of good news, but I don't think that any of us are going to have a problem of cost," Kupf said.
He added that consumers may not have been aware of the prices of the drugs in question.
The researchers were not able to access data on how often the drugs were available for purchase, but they had access to pharmacy and grocery store prices, they said.
The prices of the drugs were set as follows:
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Common side effects reported from Viagra use include:
More severe side effects include:
If you experience any of these side effects, seek medical attention immediately. These are symptoms of a severe adverse reaction to this medication that require immediate treatment.
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Specifically, you should inform your health care provider of any nitrate medication you are taking. Remember to mention any herbal products you use, especially St. John’s wort.
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