Cost of Viagra

dave98 · 02-05-2021 11:27pm #1

So I am in my early 40s and I have had to take viagra/Sildenafil for the past 2 years or so after an operation on the prostate. I did have a medical card and paid €2.50 per month for 4 tablets. I have gone back to work a few months now and notified the HSE so my medical card was taken back (fair enough).
I'm wondering about the price of Viagra. I see Viagra connect is available over the counter. All chemists seem to charge the same 4 for €25 or 8 for €45. I'm just wondering if I had a prescription, would I get them cheaper. My GP recommended I use them so would be able to get a script. Just wondering if it would be worth my while

Pawwed Rig · 03-05-2021 10:59am

If they are on prescription you can claim the tax back at 20% on the cost so the cost to you would be cheaper.

dave98 · 03-05-2021 11:12am

Pawwed Rig wrote: »

If they are on prescription you can claim the tax back at 20% on the cost so the cost to you would be cheaper.

Oh yes, I never thought of that. I’ve been buying the 45 euro pack. Could be claiming 9 euro back. Cheers man

XsApollo · 03-05-2021 11:14am

Dude, get the generic version,
About 15euro for 24 tablets.

And to add to that , get the 100mg tabs, you can break them in half or quarters.

mightyreds · 03-05-2021 11:15am

If it's already prescription you have you can get the generic version much cheaper. Also pick up six months at once will save on prescription.

Also if your getting 50mg get a prescription for 100mg, get 24 and cut in half for 48

dave98 · 03-05-2021 11:16am

XsApollo wrote: »

Dude, get the generic version,
About 15euro for 24 tablets.

And to add to that , get the 100mg tabs, you can break them in half or quarters.

Is it really that much cheaper, wow? I honestly don’t mind buying the generic version. I have used that in the past. That’s some difference

wiz569 · 03-05-2021 11:18am

Afaik you can retain your medical card for 3 years after returning to work, might be worth checking.

dave98 · 03-05-2021 11:19am

mightyreds wrote: »

If it's already prescription you have you can get the generic version much cheaper. Also pick up six months at once will save on prescription.

Also if your getting 50mg get a prescription for 100mg, get 24 and cut in half for 48

Good point. That’s exactly what u used do. When I used get them on prescription I got 4 x 100mg a month, cut them in half and got 8 out of them. The viagra connect comes in 50mg so I use one of them at a time

XsApollo · 03-05-2021 11:20am

dave98 wrote: »

Is it really that much cheaper, wow? I honestly don’t mind buying the generic version. I have used that in the past. That’s some difference

If you don’t have a prescription use use an online doctor , not sure if I can say the name here but they have pharmacy’s around the country.
Get a prescription 25euro for 100mg generic viagra, they even email the prescription to the pharmacy of your choice, you just go and collect it and pay.

dave98 · 03-05-2021 11:21am

wiz569 wrote: »

Afaik you can retain your medical card for 3 years after returning to work, might be worth checking.

Oh thanks. I just sent them a letter saying I was now back in full time employment. Then my card expired and they didn’t offer to renew. To be honest, viagra I don’t mind paying for if i can get it that cheap

Pawwed Rig · 03-05-2021 11:32am

dave98 wrote: »

Oh yes, I never thought of that. I’ve been buying the 45 euro pack. Could be claiming 9 euro back. Cheers man

Only works if they are on prescription. If you buy without prescription there is no tax relief

jeansman · 03-05-2021 9:05pm

Hello, serious question but once you cum does it flop and is it just to make it harder? I cum too quickly is my problem, will this help?

Pherekydes · 03-05-2021 9:12pm

Premature ejaculation is a different issue to erectile dysfunction. But sildenafil may delay ejaculation somewhat. Not sure if it helps with P.E. though.

dave98 · 03-05-2021 9:13pm

jeansman wrote: »

Hello, serious question but once you cum does it flop and is it just to make it harder? I cum too quickly is my problem, will this help?

Once you cum it will go soft like it normally would. And it only goes hard when you need it to. Like anyone not taking it
Sounds like you have PE premature ejaculation. There is medication for that too. Your GP can advise

Addle · 03-05-2021 9:24pm

Pawwed Rig wrote: »

Only works if they are on prescription. If you buy without prescription there is no tax relief

And pharmacists charge to fill prescriptions, so that’d make it more expensive than if you just bought it otc.

dave98 · 03-05-2021 10:17pm

So I emailed a couple of pharmacies to ask for advice. I’m quite shocked at the price differences.
One pharmacy in Dundrum said - Sildenafil 100mg brand €28.45 generic €2.50 4 tablets.
A second pharmacy wrote back quoting 8 Sildenafil 100mg €13.90
this certainly is better than €45 for 8 x 50mg viagra connect over the counter

mightyreds · 04-05-2021 3:56pm

16.84 in lloyds for 24 last time I was there but you can't get the prescription online anymore since brexit. That was leaving it 41.84 for 24 100mg

XsApollo · 04-05-2021 11:29pm

jeansman wrote: »

Yes its PE, is there anything outside of going to a gp i could take?

Try taking some viagra, if you blow you will be ready to go again pretty quickly , rinse and repeat and probably rinse and repeat a few more times.

Luker · 05-05-2021 7:29pm

mightyreds wrote: »

16.84 in lloyds for 24 last time I was there but you can't get the prescription online anymore since brexit. That was leaving it 41.84 for 24 100mg

Spot on mate. I got an online prescription from Laya €25. Got 24 x100mg which I then half for €17.66 in boots. It’s generic but does the job. It’s like 48 (half tabs) for under €43. Beats the 8 over the counter for €45

greenspurs · 06-05-2021 9:18am

can you just buy over the counter ?

Eire Go Brach · 06-05-2021 9:27am

Is their any side effects? Back in the day I took counterfeit sildenafil. It came as a flavoured gel. More just messing as a lad. Lots of alcohol and if I got lucky.
The thing is my upper body got so warm would go really red. Face and head to. Like noticeably.
Does this happen with the real one?

givyjoe · 06-05-2021 9:32am

Eire Go Brach wrote: »

Is their any side effects? Back in the day I took counterfeit sildenafil. It came as a flavoured gel. More just messing as a lad. Lots of alcohol and if I got lucky.
The thing is my upper body got so warm would go really red. Face and head to. Like noticeably.
Does this happen with the real one?

Those gels were ropey as fcuk. No, the real stuff does not do that, at least not to me. Sometimes get a headache, and occasionally a blue tinge to my vision (at least that's what it seems to be!), but not always.

Dtp1979 · 06-05-2021 9:37am

jeansman wrote: »

Yes its PE, is there anything outside of going to a gp i could take?

Numbing spray is what you need. Use that in conjunction with your blue pill and she won’t know what hit her

canonball5 · 06-05-2021 10:01am

Have bought the Viagra Connect in Boots but just don't find it as good as Sildenafil that I was getting off a mate. I would split the 100mg Sildenafil in half and be rock hard for hours. I just find the 50mg Viagra to be grand for the price it costs.

Anyone know where I can pick up 100mg Sildenafil in Dublin without going to the doctor?

mightyreds · 06-05-2021 10:50am

Eire Go Brach wrote: »

Is their any side effects? Back in the day I took counterfeit sildenafil. It came as a flavoured gel. More just messing as a lad. Lots of alcohol and if I got lucky.
The thing is my upper body got so warm would go really red. Face and head to. Like noticeably.
Does this happen with the real one?

Yeah for me it is, really hot red face, sometimes a headache and blocked nose and blue vision too

Luker · 06-05-2021 1:27pm

greenspurs wrote: »

can you just buy over the counter ?

Yes but only 50mg strength. 4 for €25 or 8 for €45.

givyjoe · 06-05-2021 3:05pm

Luker wrote: »

Spot on mate. I got an online prescription from Laya €25. Got 24 x100mg which I then half for €17.66 in boots. It’s generic but does the job. It’s like 48 (half tabs) for under €43. Beats the 8 over the counter for €45

Was that for the month? Currently getting 12 (4*3) per month and its around 11E in boots. Id much rather 24 for 17e!

Luker · 06-05-2021 7:47pm

givyjoe wrote: »

Was that for the month? Currently getting 12 (4*3) per month and its around 11E in boots. Id much rather 24 for 17e!

Hi mate. Yes. My very first prescription on Laya, the doctor only gave me 16 a month (16 x 100mg). Once you place your prescription order, you can go back and edit a note in for the GP. I say 16 don’t last me the month and ask for 24. They normally do it.

Maz2016 · 07-05-2021 7:05pm

€13.56 for 16 x 100mg Sildenafil accord today in boots. I usually get Sildenafil Clonmel but a different brand today - Accord. At €13.56 it works out at 85 cent a pill. I also half them as really 50mg is loads, so thats €0.43. The over the counter Viagra Connect is €25 for 4 x 50mg tablets. Thats €6.25 per pill. Crazy crazy difference.

jeansman · 07-05-2021 7:41pm

mightyreds wrote: »

Yeah for me it is, really hot red face, sometimes a headache and blocked nose and blue vision too

i was wondering the same, if you would look like a big tomato head bashing away while shes looking at you lol...would viagra give the same side affects? I kinda scared to try no idea why.

mightyreds · 09-05-2021 2:33am

jeansman wrote: »

i was wondering the same, if you would look like a big tomato head bashing away while shes looking at you lol...would viagra give the same side affects? I kinda scared to try no idea why.

Yeah 100% for me head goes bright red , nose gets blocked and I went through a long phase of waking up the next day with a splitting headache, that comes and goes though. Had a phase of getting the runs after but havent had that in a long time, thats about it though nothing major.

OkeyDoke12 · 15-05-2021 5:06pm

Anyone on hear ever use priligy? Looking to use the online script and collect in hickeys? How much do the tablets cost

iebamm2580 · 17-05-2021 7:08pm

how long does it take to work, say im meeting girl for dinner and back to room, take it during dinner or what?

Pherekydes · 18-05-2021 8:04am

iebamm2580 wrote: »

how long does it take to work, say im meeting girl for dinner and back to room, take it during dinner or what?

Works best on an empty stomach. Can take up to an hour for best effect, and doesn't go well with alcohol.

iebamm2580 · 18-05-2021 8:18am

Pherekydes wrote: »

Works best on an empty stomach. Can take up to an hour for best effect, and doesn't go well with alcohol.

lol crap, does it not work at all with alcohol?

Pherekydes · 18-05-2021 5:18pm

Information leaflet advises against use with more than 1 or 2 units of alcohol. I haven't tried it with alcohol, so I can't comment on what the effect is.

goldmundXOX · 20-05-2021 1:22pm

That €25 for 4 tablets is a joke tbh. Can't quite claim to know anything about Ireland's pharma industry but you see it all the time with overpriced branded variations of medications...it's the same for ibuprofen and aspirin. In plenty of other countries, you can get all of these meds for about 1-3 euro maximum OTC, including viagra.

padraig.od · 01-06-2021 10:11pm

With Lloyds not issuing prescriptions anymore what service are you all using?

Doyler92 · 01-06-2021 10:23pm

Where is the generic sildenafil available from?

Maz2016 · 01-06-2021 10:32pm

padraig.od wrote: »

With Lloyds not issuing prescriptions anymore what service are you all using?

Laya do it for free if you have health insurance with them

XsApollo · 06-06-2021 9:06am

padraig.od wrote: »

With Lloyds not issuing prescriptions anymore what service are you all using?

Eclinic.ie
They will email the prescription to the pharmacy of your choice , just go pick it up.
Just got 12 boxes , 48 100mg tabs , which will turn into 140 33mg tabs for 28 euro.
I used Lloyds pharmacy as they have bigger tablets east to break.

greenspurs · 23-08-2021 5:09pm

You can buy it from the pharmacy in Boots now.

Go to the counter, answer a few questions, and there yaa go :)

Gael23 · 29-08-2021 11:51am

Does viagra help you cum? I can get hard but not climax

pale rider · 07-09-2021 8:17pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117818334#Comment_117818334

No it does not, just makes the interaction so much better for the guy like an out of body experience rather than focusing on staying in the moment all the time for your partner you can just enjoy the ride…..😜

Buddy Bubs · 08-09-2021 6:36pm

What's available without prescription in pharmacies? Just the expensive viagra connect or the generics too?

iptba · 09-04-2022 2:21am

Risk of sight problems rises with use of erectile dysfunction drugs, study finds

https://www.independent.ie/life/health-wellbeing/risk-of-sight-problems-rises-with-use-of-erectile-dysfunction-drugs-study-finds-41532127.html

Viagra has been linked to a doubling in the risk of eye conditions which can cause blindness, US research suggests.

The drug has been available over the counter in Britain since 2018, with surveys suggesting about one in six men have taken the drug, or other medication for erectile dysfunction.

However, scientists said it was not clear whether the drugs had caused the problems or whether underlying health conditions that increase the risk of impotence could be to blame.

“The cohort study tells us that these vision impairments are fairly rare, occurring in 1.55 patients per thousand in this population.”

This would mean an extra 1.3 patients per 1,000 people who are taking these drugs being diagnosed with vision issues.

Red Silurian · 25-04-2022 8:35pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117864842#Comment_117864842

As far as I know Viagra Connect is the only one available without prescription

dontmindme · 18-05-2022 6:48pm

For anyone finding sildenafil feeling like a bit of a sledgehammer, I would suggest ****_ which works a lot more subtly and for longer.

Also, if using ED drugs recreationally, there is risk of developing a dependency.

(I'm not getting why t_a_d_a_l_a_f_i_l is blanked out above???)

weser777 · 01-07-2022 9:08pm

Anyone know where to get the generic Sild

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117104088#Comment_117104088

I presume you need a prescription for these? is it an online prescription? I used to get my generic sildenafil from a lad online, but not anymore.

Anyone know where you can get generic Sildenafil in Dubin, without a prescription? After a few drinks, he aint reliable on his own, down there 😆

Maz2016 · 02-07-2022 12:09am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119277859#Comment_119277859

Honestly, I would do the legit way. Get an online prescription - most places charge €25, or if like me and you have Laya health insurance its free. They email the prescription to a pharmacy of your choice.

Muppet Man · 02-07-2022 12:40am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119278558#Comment_119278558

Can you do that on the Laya app?

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