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Keeping It Up: The Story of Viagra

Keeping It Up: The Story of Viagra

Twenty-five years ago, Viagra kick-started the second sexual revolution and a controversy unlike any drug before it. Originally designed to alleviate angina symptoms, it wasn’t long before volunteer patients report having unexpected sexual side effects and soon a new wonder drug was being heralded. This fascinating documentary tells the big story behind the little blue pill.

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