Post by pavel on Feb 20, 2016 4:23:15 GMT -6
Tennessee men seeking medication to help their sexual performance could face new legal and medical hurdles, under legislation penned by a pair of state lawmakers.
The bill, introduced by Rep. Sherry Jones, D-Nashville, and Sen. Sara Kyle, D-Memphis, would require men to undergo a cardiac stress test and provide confirmation from a sexual partner that the treatment is needed before a doctor prescribes oral medication, such as Viagra and Cialis. The physician would also have to wait two days after receiving the affidavit and provide a written list of the potential side effects of the drugs under SB2292 and HB1927.
Jones said protocol should be in place to ensure men are aware of their heart conditions and the potential side effects of the treatments. "One of the patient's sexual partners" would need to affirm via a notarized affidavit that the man experienced symptoms of erectile dysfunction within the previous 90 days, under the bill's language.
"It is obvious to me that that is not what men are thinking about (their heart and side effects) when they get the prescription," Jones said. "This is a way to have them give a little thought to what they are doing and to protect them since they obviously are not thinking about protecting themselves."
Read more: www.tennessean.com/story/money/industries/health-care/2016/02/19/bill-would-require-affidavit-erectile-dysfunction-pills/80558796/
The bill, introduced by Rep. Sherry Jones, D-Nashville, and Sen. Sara Kyle, D-Memphis, would require men to undergo a cardiac stress test and provide confirmation from a sexual partner that the treatment is needed before a doctor prescribes oral medication, such as Viagra and Cialis. The physician would also have to wait two days after receiving the affidavit and provide a written list of the potential side effects of the drugs under SB2292 and HB1927.
Jones said protocol should be in place to ensure men are aware of their heart conditions and the potential side effects of the treatments. "One of the patient's sexual partners" would need to affirm via a notarized affidavit that the man experienced symptoms of erectile dysfunction within the previous 90 days, under the bill's language.
"It is obvious to me that that is not what men are thinking about (their heart and side effects) when they get the prescription," Jones said. "This is a way to have them give a little thought to what they are doing and to protect them since they obviously are not thinking about protecting themselves."
Read more: www.tennessean.com/story/money/industries/health-care/2016/02/19/bill-would-require-affidavit-erectile-dysfunction-pills/80558796/