Pill for premature ejaculation, gives one-minute men hope

Studies indicate that patients with lifelong and secondary premature ejaculation (PE) are likely to benefit from a combination of medical psychosexual behavioural therapy and psychological therapy. The medical treatment involves a prescription pill of Selective Serotonin Re-uptake Inhibitor dapoxetine, which needs to be taken one to three hours before the planned sexual encounter, and no more than one pill in 24 hours.

"This is an on-demand pill," explains Felister Mwangangi, the Country Lead for Menarini Kenya, which distributes this treatment for PE.
"One should watch out for headaches, nausea, fatigue, reduced sleep and in rare occasions, syncope," she says of the side effects, advising that men should take it with a full glass of water.