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The_Dude · 06-13-2003, 07:43 PM

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Wrigley plans 'Viagra' gum
Fri Jun 13, 7:55 PM ET

By Christopher Bowe in New York

Wm Wrigley Jr Co has received a patent to deliver Viagra in chewing gum.

Its US advertising jingles tell you to "kiss a little longer" with Big Red. With a patent on Viagra gum, that slogan and gum might assume a greater significance.

The Chicago-based group has received a patent for chewing gum formulations and methods of use to deliver the main ingredient in Viagra, sildenafil citrate. Pfizer, the world's largest drug company, has a patent on Viagra, the well-known Pfizer male impotence drug, that lasts until 2011. In US patent 6,531,114, Wrigley claims "a method for treating erectile dysfunction in an individual comprising the steps of providing a chewing gum composition that includes a therapeutically effective amount of sildenafil citrate in the chewing gum composition".

Chewing causes the drug to be released into the blood stream through the mouth, making it potentially less irritable on the stomach. Apparently it would be chewed about 30 minutes before sex.

Viagra is soon to encounter competition for the first time. Germany's Bayer and GlaxoSmithKline of the UK are expected to gain approval for Levitra some time this year. Eli Lilly, US drugmaker, and partner Icos also expect US approval for another male impotence drug Cialis late this year.

Viagra, one of the most recognised brands in the world, has become a social icon with sales expected to reach $1.9bn this year.

Over the last few years, Wrigley has looked to expand growth in the slow but steady chewing gum market. It has formed a health unit to explore potential of delivering drugs in its gum. Pfizer appears to have no plans to repackage Viagra at this time. Wrigley could, however, wait until Viagra loses patent protection and can be copied as a generic drug.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp.../1054966113873

people are taking impotence drugs to a new extreme.

a_divine_martyr · 06-13-2003, 08:16 PM

Guy1: Hey! Want some gum?
Guy2: Sure!
Guy1: Haha! That was joke gum
Guy2: Now you're addicted to Viagra!
*both chuckle*
Guy2: I'm horny..

(((Shamelessly ripped from family Guy 105)))

But in seriousness, I wonder what they'll call it.

Miekle · 06-13-2003, 08:47 PM

The funny thing is as soon as I saw this post thats what I thought of divine_martyr. Then I wondered how the gum would taisted. Then I kinda got horney just thinking about it. Then I rememberd I won't be needing gum or a pill any time soon.

MSD · 06-13-2003, 10:03 PM

Expeect black market gum sales to incerase 1000% in teh week after its release.

SecretMethod70 · 06-13-2003, 10:10 PM

If this ever gets out of the laboratories - which it's unlikely it will - it can't go on the market until something like 2011 when the patent for Viagra expires.

titsmurf · 06-14-2003, 12:54 AM

Gives new meaning to the phrase: "blowing bubbles".

YourNeverThere · 06-14-2003, 03:23 AM

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Originally posted by titsmurf
Gives new meaning to the phrase: "blowing bubbles".

Amazing! hahahah thats great

rogue49 · 06-14-2003, 04:14 AM

"chew your way to better hummer"

hmm...I don't know if I like the sound of that one.

GakFace · 06-15-2003, 01:56 AM

Aww man... imagine the scenario... A friend comes over and leave this stuff as a prank in your Gum Stash. You head out the door quickly to work/class and you grab a stick and chew it on your way there. You get there and then you get a huge stiffy, that just won't go away... ugh that would suck. Heck, I'd have to watch my stash daily, as it would be funny to re-wrap the gum into gum that is in my stash.... And if I thought it, someone will do it, and I chew on my gum until it falls apart.... ugh

I shudder from the thought....

CryingFreeman · 06-15-2003, 06:11 AM

And I thought people already had trouble chewing gum and thinking at the same time...

jujueye · 06-15-2003, 12:02 PM

Just remember to put it on the bedpost before you take a trip down to the garden. Trimming gum out of the hair on your head is bad enough...

Slims · 06-15-2003, 03:04 PM

Chew until it's just right to blow.

sierra2774 · 06-15-2003, 07:47 PM

That would be pretty convenient to have around whenever you may need it!

cdwonderful · 06-16-2003, 07:48 AM

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Originally posted by sierra2774
That would be pretty convenient to have around whenever you may need it!

Like youre gonna need that for quite some time! hehe

Sparhawk · 06-16-2003, 09:25 AM

It's kind of hard to be a cunning linguist while chewing gum....

platypus · 06-16-2003, 11:57 AM

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Originally posted by a_divine_martyr
I wonder what they'll call it.

Can't do much better than <b>Big Red</b> and <b>Juicy Fruit</b>.

06-13-2003, 08:16 PM	#2 (permalink)
a_divine_martyr Insane	Guy1: Hey! Want some gum? Guy2: Sure! Guy1: Haha! That was joke gum Guy2: Now you're addicted to Viagra! both chuckle Guy2: I'm horny.. (((Shamelessly ripped from family Guy 105))) But in seriousness, I wonder what they'll call it. __________________ Censorship and thought control can only exist in secrecy and darkness...

06-13-2003, 10:10 PM	#5 (permalink)
SecretMethod70 Human Administrator Location: Chicago	If this ever gets out of the laboratories - which it's unlikely it will - it can't go on the market until something like 2011 when the patent for Viagra expires. __________________ Le temps détruit tout "Musicians are the carriers and communicators of spirit in the most immediate sense." - Kurt Elling

06-15-2003, 01:56 AM	#9 (permalink)
GakFace Go Ninja, Go Ninja Go!! Location: IN, USA	Aww man... imagine the scenario... A friend comes over and leave this stuff as a prank in your Gum Stash. You head out the door quickly to work/class and you grab a stick and chew it on your way there. You get there and then you get a huge stiffy, that just won't go away... ugh that would suck. Heck, I'd have to watch my stash daily, as it would be funny to re-wrap the gum into gum that is in my stash.... And if I thought it, someone will do it, and I chew on my gum until it falls apart.... ugh I shudder from the thought.... __________________ RoboBlaster: Welcome to the club! Not that I'm in the club. And there really isn'a a club in the first place. But if there was a club and if I was in it, I would definitely welcome you to it.

06-15-2003, 03:04 PM	#12 (permalink)
Slims Eccentric insomniac Location: North Carolina	Chew until it's just right to blow. __________________ "Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." - Winston Churchill "All men dream: but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act out their dream with open eyes, to make it possible." Seven Pillars of Wisdom, T.E. Lawrence

06-15-2003, 07:47 PM	#13 (permalink)
sierra2774 Addict Location: Northeast Ohio	That would be pretty convenient to have around whenever you may need it! __________________ "Every tomorrow brings new opportunities, challenges we must address...A chance to affirm all our wishes and dreams, to seek beauty and true happiness."

06-13-2003, 08:47 PM	#3 (permalink)
Miekle Insane Location: your front door...ding dong	The funny thing is as soon as I saw this post thats what I thought of divine_martyr. Then I wondered how the gum would taisted. Then I kinda got horney just thinking about it. Then I rememberd I won't be needing gum or a pill any time soon.

06-13-2003, 10:03 PM	#4 (permalink)
MSD The sky calls to us ... Super Moderator Location: CT	Expeect black market gum sales to incerase 1000% in teh week after its release.

06-14-2003, 12:54 AM	#6 (permalink)
titsmurf Crazy Location: Belgium	Gives new meaning to the phrase: "blowing bubbles".

06-14-2003, 04:14 AM	#8 (permalink)
rogue49 Loser	"chew your way to better hummer" hmm...I don't know if I like the sound of that one.

06-15-2003, 06:11 AM	#10 (permalink)
CryingFreeman Upright	And I thought people already had trouble chewing gum and thinking at the same time...

06-15-2003, 12:02 PM	#11 (permalink)
jujueye alpaca lunch for the trip Location: in my computer	Just remember to put it on the bedpost before you take a trip down to the garden. Trimming gum out of the hair on your head is bad enough...

06-16-2003, 09:25 AM	#15 (permalink)
Sparhawk Dubya Location: VA	It's kind of hard to be a cunning linguist while chewing gum.... __________________ "In Iraq, no doubt about it, it's tough. It's hard work. It's incredibly hard. It's - and it's hard work. I understand how hard it is. I get the casualty reports every day. I see on the TV screens how hard it is. But it's necessary work. We're making progress. It is hard work."