Recordati Launches Fortacin OTC In Germany Following EU-Wide Switch

Men in Germany can now purchase premature ejaculation treatment Fortacin without a prescription as a result of the EU-wide switch of the drug earlier this year.

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Recordati has launched its premature ejaculation treatment Fortacin as an OTC product in Germany following an EU-wide switch through the European Medicines Agency’s centralized procedure.

While the European Commission in August approved the reclassification of Fortacin all 27 EU member states, plus in the European...

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