Cheaper local pills stand tall in ED market

China-made drugs to treat erectile dysfunction are eating into the share of Viagra and Cialis

Only 38 percent of Chinese people are satisfied with their sex lives, a joint survey by the China Sexology Association, the Chinese Medical Association and Guangzhou Baiyunshan Pharmaceutical Holdings Co Ltd showed earlier this year.

And 46 percent of Chinese men older than 40, or about 127 million, suffer from erectile dysfunction, according to Chen Keji, a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.