Viagra can make you live longer.
The little blue pill is known to give men a boost between the sheets but experts say it can also help to increase lifespan, although they are unsure why this is.
A study by the biotech start-up EPITERNA analysed the medical records of 500,000 people in the UK to assess the health outcomes of more than 400 medications and found that males who were prescribed sildenafil – the active ingredient in Viagra – were 15 per cent less likely to die.
Boffins say that the results “warrant further investigation in randomised controlled trials”.
The researchers didn’t indicate how often participants were taking Viagra and the team acknowledged that outside factors – such as diet and exercise – could have had an influence on lifespan.
