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| The anti-impotence drug Viagra will be available on the High Street without a prescription from Valentine's Day. | The anti-impotence drug Viagra will be available on the High Street without a prescription from Valentine's Day. |
| Boots the chemist is introducing a trial scheme at three of its branches in Manchester. | Boots the chemist is introducing a trial scheme at three of its branches in Manchester. |
| Men aged between 30 and 65 will be able to buy four pills for £50 after a consultation with the pharmacist. | |
| They will have to undergo some basic medical tests - and anyone wanting a repeat prescription would have to consult a doctor. | They will have to undergo some basic medical tests - and anyone wanting a repeat prescription would have to consult a doctor. |
| Boots claim that only 10% of the three million men who suffer from impotence are being treated. | Boots claim that only 10% of the three million men who suffer from impotence are being treated. |
| They said offering Viagra without a prescription could help to improve those figures. | They said offering Viagra without a prescription could help to improve those figures. |
| The chemist also claimed the move would be a good way to monitor men's health as erectile dysfunction was often a marker for a more serious underlying medical condition. | The chemist also claimed the move would be a good way to monitor men's health as erectile dysfunction was often a marker for a more serious underlying medical condition. |
| The pilot scheme begins on 14 February. | The pilot scheme begins on 14 February. |