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BBC NEWS 24 122 08 Oct 17:24/17 ************ ************** ****** * *** *** ** ************** ****** ************ **************************
DOCTORS "NEED FIRM ADVICE" ON VIAGRA GPs facing huge demands for the anti- impotence drug Viagra need urgent advice on prescribing it, according to the British Medical Association.
BMA chief Dr Ian Bogle said GPs were in a "difficult" position, advised only to prescribe in "exceptional" cases.
They want clarifications on interim advice from Health Secretary Frank Dobson given prior to a final ruling.
Dr Bogle said there was a clash between Government policy and doctors' duties.
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