South Korean President's office bought 360 Viagra pills 'for altitude sickness'

Revelations by an opposition politician in South Korea that the office of President Park Geun-hye purchased about 360 Viagra pills and the generic version of the drug have been confirmed.

While the report has created a frenzy on the internet, Ms Park's office said the pills were bought to potentially treat altitude sickness for presidential aides and employees on his trips to Ethiopia, Uganda and Kenya, whose capitals are 0.6 to 1.2 miles above sea level.