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Today it was announced in a popular mens health magazine that the Food and Drug Administration made it official that the use of Cialis as a once per day treatment for the symptoms caused by an enlarged prostate has been deemed safe and affective. Being the most popular pill on the market for impotence, that makes Cialis the first drug of its kind to also be approved for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) which has many symptoms such as starting urination and frequent trips to the bathroom in the middle of the night. The FDA says it's the ninth medicine to be approved to help men with BPH. Unfortunately Cialis happens to be one of the most expensive drugs on the market for men and requires the supervision of a doctor. One month's supply of 5 milligram Cialis tablets which is the recommended dose that the FDA approved for treating BPH, costs well over $100 today, however a one month's supply of generic terazosin only costs as little as $14.00.

In two separate clinical studies that were recently conducted, researchers had found that the daily treatments of Cialis had reduced the score significantly on the standardized tests of prostate symptoms by almost five points. In both studies the results were about twice as good as seen for men taking placebos or other drugs that are typically used to treat BPH. Another study showed improvements for erections as well. Common side effects of Cialis include headache, upset stomach, back pain as well as muscle aches. Eli Lilly, the maker of the pill, does not know exactly how the drug works to relieve symptoms of BPH.

So what is next for Cialis? Besides initiating an erection and being able to treat BPH, will there be more studies done to find out what else Cialis can treat? More importantly, will it possibly move to an over the counter medication? This is highly unlikely due to the grasp and billion dollar monopoly the pharmaceutical companies have on the worlds medically needy. As a confirmation, a Lilly spokeswoman said that there is no plan for anything like that in the near future anyway. The spokeswoman also said that a generic version of Cialis is years away from going onto the market. Patents will protect the drug in the U.S. until 2017 so until then, men just have to dig deep into their pockets or obtain costly health care that will cover Cialis.