Apparently, not much according to a  recent article written by the American College of Physicians that said all three of the medications preformed well in combating ED, and there is not sufficient evidence to recommend one drug over another.

“The evidence is insufficient to compare the efficacy and adverse effects” of the drugs because “few head-to-head trials are available,” the guidelines say. This lack of evidence comparing one drug against another is familiar. Companies often launch studies comparing new drugs to placebos, rather than to existing drugs; without head-to-head trials, it can be tough to know how competing drugs stack up.

A report by the WSJ has said that since there is not sufficient evidence of one ED drug being more affective than another, most doctors are prescribing brands based on price.

According to our database, Viagra comes in first with the cheapest price per pill at $1.60, followed by Cialis at $1.90 per pill, and Levitra at $2.23 per pill.

So when you go to talk to your doctor about beginning a treatment for ED remember: All the major brands will work with the same efficacy, so get your prescription for the cheapest one.

The maker of the antifungal cream Ertaczo (sertaconazole nitrate) received a violation letter from the FDA last week regarding misleading advertisements for the prescription medication, which is used primarily to treat interdigital tinea pedis — more commonly known as athlete’s foot.

While Johnson & Johnson claims the cream eliminates the infection that causes athlete’s foot, clinical trials have shown it to be only modestly effective against tinea. The ads included claims such as “Tinea Stops Here” and “Crush. Kill. Destroy.”

So, what exactly is athlete’s foot — and what medication is your best choice for treating it?

Athlete’s foot is a fungal infection that can lead to intense itching, cracked skin, scaling and redness. It can occur on wet skin especially between the toes, or on dry skin around the heels and rest of the foot.

Your best treatment option depends on the condition’s type and severity. In many cases, athlete’s foot can be treated effectively by over-the-counter topical medications like Lamisil AT, Micatin, Lotrimin AF or Tinactin.

For more severe cases or those that don’t respond to OTC remedies, prescription topicals are the next option. These include Naftin, Mentax, Monistat Derm, Lotrimin and Ertaczo.

When your athlete’s foot doesn’t respond to topical medications, your doctor may prescribe oral antifungal pills, such as Lamisil, Sporanox, and Diflucan.

Which treatment is best for you? There are a large number of antifungal medications on the market, with different active ingredients, so the options are many. One study did find that so-called allylamines (such as Lamisil and Naftin) cured more athlete’s foot infections than azoles (such as Ertaczo and Lotrimin).

As always, however, your best option is to consult with your doctor based on your individual symptoms.

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If you are receiving unwanted e-mails from no-prescription pharmacies, particularly from the same source again and again, you obviously want to stop those messages from appearing in your inbox.

So when the message you receive concludes with an offer to delete you from the mailing list, it’s tempting to click the “unsubscribe” link or reply to the e-mail with a “remove me” request, isn’t it?

Don’t do it!

Most pharmacy spammers send out well over a million spams every day to lists scraped and stolen from all over the Internet. These spammers have no idea which of the addresses on their lists are functional and currently in use, and which are not.

Until you click a link or send a reply, that is.

As Spamhaus explains:

By sending back a ‘remove me’ opt-out request you are confirming to the spammer that your address is live, you are confirming that your ISP doesn’t use spam filters, you are confirming that you actually open and read spams, and that you follow the spammer’s instructions such as “click this to be removed”. You are the perfect candidate for more spam.

A live address is a valuable address, spammers sell live addresses at a premium as “confirmed deliverable” addresses to yet more spammers. If you don’t want your address to end up on endless spammers’ lists, distributed on spam CDROMs to spammers worldwide, do not confirm to the spammer that your address is real and working.

Never Opt-out of lists you did not Opt-in to in the first place.

U.S. laws are strict against sending unsolicited bulk email. If someone is spamming you, chances are the perpetrator is based overseas and, in many cases, linked to criminal syndicates.

Believe us, you don’t want to deal with people like that — even in a seemingly innocuous e-mail reply.

We’ll be discussing online pharmacy safety quite a bit on this blog. For starters, here are four of the biggest warning signs that you are dealing with a rogue pharmacy.

1. No prescription needed. Rogue pharmacies generally do not require you to see a doctor to get a prescription. They advertise “No Prescription Needed!” or say they will provide a complimentary online consultation with a physician — which usually simply entails you filling out a brief form.

2. You can’t find an address on their site. Many sites claiming to be licensed Canadian pharmacies are actually based in third-world countries in Asia and Africa. They sometimes even put a fake government seal on their sites! If you can’t find an actual address, that’s a good clue that you’re being scammed.

3. They only offer the most popular drugs. If the Web site only offers Viagra, weight-loss drugs and painkillers, you’re not dealing with a real pharmacy — and who knows what, if anything, you’ll receive in the mail if you place an order.

4. They spam your inbox. Did you know that “Canadian pharmacies” is one of the most frequently used subject lines in spam e-mails? NO legitimate pharmacy sends out these kinds of e-mails. Do not respond to them under any circumstances.

If you come upon any of these business practices, do not make a purchase! In fact, we encourage you to leave the Web site immediately — or you might just end up with a nasty virus on your PC.