Men who have difficulty getting an erection could soon use an inhaler to help them have better sex. British scientists are trying to put the active ingredients of an anti-impotence drug into an inhaler. They believe breathing in the drug, rather than swallowing it, will enable men to get an erection more quickly. Wiltshire-based Vectura says its product, which at the moment is called VR004, has proved effective in early clinical trials. The active ingredient in VR004 is apomorphine hydrochloride, which has been available in Europe for the treatment of erectile dysfunction since 2001 as Uprima.
