Where does a US reader go after this split?
To the order scan for how a US line is written, and to the sildenafil panel for the 25-100 mg card. Do not treat a UK pharmacist chat as a US fill.
Yuki Tanaka tags Connect stories so the Toronto board does not import a P-class myth onto a US script.
What legal class is Viagra Connect in the UK?
Pharmacy medicine (P). MHRA announced the POM-to-P move after Commission on Human Medicines advice and a public consultation. Supply is from a pharmacy, by or under a pharmacist's supervision, not from an open grocery shelf.
The screened pack is 50 mg sildenafil citrate. That is one rung, not the whole 25-100 mg US ladder.
Did FDA copy the UK P move?
FDA never copied that UK move. US Viagra and generic sildenafil 25-100 mg tablets stay prescription only. The OTC scan is the US no. This scan only keeps the UK lane from being treated as a US aisle.
Importing a Connect carton is not a US over-the-counter path. Customs and personal-import rules are a different problem. They do not rewrite FDA class.
Is the INN inside Connect still sildenafil?
Yes. 50 mg sildenafil citrate. Food delay, nitrates, and stimulation still travel with that INN. A UK P sticker does not cancel Tmax plus 60 minutes or the nitrate wall.
US generics after December 2017 also hold 50 mg. That is a prescription generic, not a Connect pack. See the generic scan.
Does Connect cover 25 mg and 100 mg?
The reclassification file set Connect at 50 mg, maximum 50 mg, maximum daily 50 mg, maximum pack 8 tablets. 25 mg and 100 mg remain prescription medicines in the UK on that split.
A man who needs 25 mg for age or CYP, or 100 mg after a labeled climb, is not on the Connect pack. He is back on a written line.
What does the UK pharmacist screen actually do?
The pharmacist decides whether 50 mg is appropriate, talks through erectile dysfunction and side effects, and can send the man to a GP when the checklist fails. Severe cardiovascular disease, high cardiovascular risk, liver failure, severe kidney failure, and certain interacting medicines stay under a doctor.
That screen is a UK P-class tool. A US pharmacist cannot copy it into an OTC sale.