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Your best source for authentic Viagra coupons is the official Viagra website, which is operated by the drug’s manufacturer, Pfizer Inc. As this is written, the site offers a coupon entitling the bearer to three free pills. A companion coupon, designed to be used with your second purchase, offers 30 percent off the total price of your second purchase of Viagra.

To take advantage of these offers, you’ll need to have a prescription from your doctor, and you’ll also have to make your purchase from a “participating pharmacy.” Since the site has no list of pharmacies taking part in this special offer, you’ll have to check around at local pharmacies to see if one or more in your area is participating. Present the first Viagra coupon with your prescription, and you’ll be given three free Viagra pills so that you can try the drug and see how well it works for you. If you’re satisfied with its results, you can get 30 percent off the price of your next purchase. According to the fine print, the second coupon entitles you to 30 percent savings “off of the amount of your copay or your out-of-pocket cost, with a maximum savings of $90.”

While searching the Internet, you are likely to find many other Viagra discount coupons, most of which entitle you to savings at the retail pharmacy that is distributing the coupon.

Generally speaking, you’ll find the lowest prices on Viagra and the vast majority of prescription drugs in the pharmacy departments of big-box retail chains, such as Walmart, Sam’s Club, Costco, and Target. Coming in a close second are the national drugstore chains such as CVS, Rite-Aid, and Walgreens. In a recent survey of current prices, the pharmacy departments of regional and national pharmacies — Kroger, Publix, and Safeway — also had very low prices. Given the competitive pressures between pharmacies at these large chains, it’s not realistic to quote prices here because they change frequently. Your best bet is to shop around a bit before you buy.

If you’d prefer to purchase your Viagra online, pharmacies in Secure Medical’s network — AccessRx, eDrugstore, and ViaMedic — offer added value for your money. Although they charge a bit more for the drugs, these outlets can arrange a complimentary online consultation with one of their contract physicians if you don’t already have a prescription. Plus they offer the ease and privacy of shopping from your home, a big plus if you’d prefer to keep the details of your personal sexual health a private matter.

In the United States, a generic version of Viagra will not be legally available until 2017, when Teva Pharmaceuticals will be permitted to begin marketing a generic version under an agreement it reached with Pfizer in late 2013. Until Teva’s generic version hits U.S. pharmacy shelves, U.S. buyers should be wary of any product purporting to be generic Viagra.

In markets where Pfizer’s patent on Viagra has expired, generic versions of the drug that are manufactured by government-approved pharmaceutical companies should be essentially that same as Viagra produced by Pfizer. Such markets include the European Union, South Korea, and China (July 2014). Even in those markets, however, consumers should steer clear of so-called generics offered by online vendors of unknown reputation. Counterfeit drugs continue to flood the market, and the best way to avoid falling victim to these fakes is to buy prescription medications only from reputable retailers that dispense drugs manufactured by government-approved pharmaceutical companies.

Available in both 50- and 100-milligram tablets from AccessRx.com, eDrugstore.md, and ViaMedic.com, Viagra’s cost for two tablets is the same regardless of strength. For men who find that a 50-milligram dose meets their needs, they can get a lower price per dose by ordering 100-milligram tablets and splitting them. Two 100-milligram tablets cost $95, or $47.50 per 100-milligram dose and $23.75 per 50-milligram dose. To lower your cost per dose, increase the size of your order. Ten 100-milligram tablets cost $423, or $42.30 per 100-milligram dose and $21.15 per 50-milligram dose.

The first PDE5 inhibitor to win FDA approval, Viagra first hit the U.S. market in 1998. Viagra was developed and is marketed by Pfizer. Although its U.S. patent for the drug will remain effective until April 2020, Pfizer in late 2013 reached an agreement with Teva Pharmaceuticals that will allow the latter to begin selling a generic version of Viagra in 2017. Elsewhere, Pfizer’s Viagra patent has expired in several key markets, including the European Union and South Korea. Its Chinese patent expires in July 2014.