Can you buy Viagra over the counter or online in Australia?

Can you buy Viagra over the counter in Australia?

No. In Australia you need a prescription for every erectile dysfunction medicine, and a doctor assesses you first (healthdirect). That covers all four ED medicines available here — sildenafil (the medicine in Viagra), tadalafil (Cialis), vardenafil and avanafil. The same answer holds for can Cialis be bought over the counter?, and the question is taken up in is it possible to buy over-the-counter Viagra?

Is Viagra sold over the counter in other countries?

Each country's question has its own page; this guide answers only for Australia. For Europe: is Viagra available over the counter in Italy?, can Viagra be bought over the counter in Tenerife?, can you buy Viagra over the counter in Ireland?, can you buy Viagra over the counter in the UK? and can you buy it over the counter at Boots? For the United States: can you buy Viagra over the counter at CVS? and is Viagra sold over the counter at Walmart?

Many of those pages are about Viagra Connect — can Viagra Connect be bought over the counter? In Australia it is not a registered product: a search of the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG) for "viagra" returns Viagra 25, 50 and 100 mg only, and every sildenafil tablet "can only be supplied to Australians with a prescription" (TGA). How Viagra Connect differs from Viagra is in our comparisons guide.

Where can you buy Viagra in Australia?

On a prescription, after a doctor has assessed you (healthdirect). Viagra is listed on the ARTG. How to get the prescription — a GP, in person or by telehealth — is in how can I get Viagra without seeing the doctor?

Medzhub, the shop you are on, is not an Australian pharmacy. It is an online shop run by Medzhub Pty Ltd that sells generic sildenafil, tadalafil and vardenafil and Kamagra; it offers no consultations and no prescriptions, and orders ship from India or Hong Kong. Kamagra is not on the ARTG, and products not on the register "are not approved for supply in Australia, have not been reviewed for safety or quality" (TGA).

Can you get Viagra without a prescription, or a prescription online?

In Australia, sildenafil and tadalafil "can only be supplied to Australians with a prescription" (TGA), and healthdirect warns: "Some people buy sildenafil online without a prescription. This isn't a good idea, as you can't be sure whether these pills contain the medicine or are counterfeit" (healthdirect). More on these questions: buying Viagra in Australia without a prescription or online, how can I get Viagra without seeing the doctor? and how to obtain a prescription for Viagra. Your GP can prescribe an ED medicine and check it against the other medicines you take.

What does Viagra cost?

This guide quotes no prices: ours are the live tables on each product page, read when the page loads. Generic sildenafil contains the same medicine as Viagra (what is the difference between generic sildenafil and Viagra?); whether the PBS subsidises ED medicines is in our guide to their cost.

Do over-the-counter "enhancement" pills work instead?

None of them is an ED medicine: in Australia every ED medicine needs a prescription. What the TGA has found inside some "herbal" sexual enhancement pills is set out in our natural Viagra guide. The products themselves are covered in do gas station pills work for male enhancement?, the best male enhancement pills over the counter, enhancement pills at Walgreens and over-the-counter alternatives to Viagra; for women, is there a Viagra for women? When tablets don't suit, healthdirect lists alprostadil injections, vacuum erection devices, counselling and lifestyle change (healthdirect).

Sources

• healthdirect — Erectile dysfunction medicines; healthdirect — Sildenafil (Viagra) (both last reviewed February 2025)
• TGA — NSW individual fined for alleged offences relating to unapproved erectile dysfunction medicines (20 February 2024)
• TGA — Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods search (searched 25 September 2026)