Viagra sales set to rise as drug made available over the counter

Viagra is now available over-the-counter without a prescription. File Picture.

Men in Ireland have received a boost with Viagra Connect being made available over the counter for the first time without a prescription.

Sales of the drug, which assists with erectile dysfunction, are expected to rise in the wake of the decision to reclassify viagra, which became one of pharmaceutical giant Pfizer's most famed ever products.