The best advice that can be given to anyone is not to buy any fake product, and that includes Viagra if you are taking erectile dysfunction drugs. There will be thousands of Web sites that will sell you fake Viagra or take you to a site that does. It is not difficult to create a professional-looking site but this does not mean that the site is certified or real. Many will say they sell “real Viagra,” but unless it is a Pfizer product it will be a fake and may cause harm. The only one way to make sure you get real Viagra online, buy from a VIPPS™ certified online pharmacy.  The VIPPS certified sites are regulated and thus they are safe. If you are in any doubt you can also get a pharmacist’s advice as to which sites are the best.

Fake sites do not offer genuine Viagra, but fakes, which can be unsafe and not proven to work. Fake drugs sold online cannot prove they are safe or effective by anyone, not even a doctor. Fake Viagra is also not approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and may be considered illegal by some countries governments. The biggest concerns for doctors and pharmacists are that fake Viagra may contain unknown substances that could be harmful to those who take them.

There is no control over the manufacture of fake Viagra which can be produced by companies in foreign countries. Difficulties can arise when trying to prosecute a Web site selling illegal or harmful drugs from a foreign country. Similarly it is also very hard to file a lawsuit if any harm is done by the drugs ordered on a site selling fake drugs.

In the United States, the FDA puts new drugs through a tough approval process that takes between eight and twelve years. This stringent testing ensures the drug’s safety and effectiveness. Only 1 out of every 5000 new drugs submitted to the FDA each year will get approved. Only genuine Viagra is approved by the FDA.

Pfizer, the company that makes Viagra is dedicated to public health, which is why they created the Safe Drug Initiative. This initiative makes great efforts to locate and shut down illegal online pharmacies that put consumers at risk.  In common with other major drug companies, Pfizer invests a lot of time and research into its products ensuring product safety.

Pfizer never send out spam e mails and it is important to understand that if you have received unwanted mail that uses the name Viagra, it will not have come from them. Should you have a complaint, this should be passed on to the Federal Trade Commission.