On Viagra

Regarding your article printed on Sunday Sept. 13 Team to decide on Viagra by November I ought to correct some miscommunication between your correspondent (by phone) and me.

When I was asked about a study on Viagra I answered that I indeed had sub-coordinated the Viagra study here in Indonesia with two urologists as principal investigators in Jakarta and Surabaya. The result of this multicentered, multinational clinical trial will be revealed some time in November 1998. Your correspondent reported that a marketing decision will be made by the Ministry of Health on Viagra at that time, which of course is a different issue.

I hope this will correct the misunderstanding.

DR. IWAN DARMANSJAH

PUKO, Clinical Trial Center

Medical Faculty

University of Indonesia