Timeline Friday 27 March 1998

Events on Friday 27 March 1998 1

• 1998 FDA approves Viagra First oral pill for erectile dysfunction reaches market The US Food and Drug Administration approved Pfizer's sildenafil citrate, branded Viagra, on 27 March 1998 as the first oral treatment for erectile dysfunction. It became one of the fastest-selling drugs in history and reshaped public conversation around the condition.