Viagra is approved for the treatment of men who have difficulty having and maintaining an erection (impotence).

An erection is the result of an increase in blood flow into certain internal areas of the penis. Viagra works by enhancing the effects of one of the chemicals the body normally releases into the penis during sexual arousal. This allows an increase of blood flow into the penis. During sexual arousal a man produces two chemicals; erection-producing, circulating GMP and erection-dampening PDE-5. Viagra temporarily blocks the production of PDE-5, vigorously enhancing the buildup of a man's natural erection producing erection-producing cGMP. If there is no sexual stimulation, there is no cGMP, and viagra does nothing. Said one of the clinical trial participants, "If I take a pill and my wife gets a headache, or a phone call, its okay because nothing happens. It only works when it is time for it to work."

As with any drug, some people do experience side effects. The most commonly reported side effects in patients treated with Viagra are: headache, flushing, stomache ache, nasal congestion, and mild and temporary changes in vision (colour perception changes, and blurred vision was experienced by about 3 percent of clinical trial participants).

Viagra is taken orally as a once daily dose, one hour before sexual activity.It may however be taken anywhere from 30 minutes to 4 hours before sexual activity. Some individuals may need more (100mg) or less (25mg) depending on the effectiveness and any side effects.Currently the drug is is not recommended for use more than once a day.When VIAGRA is taken with a high fat meal, the rate of effectiveness is reduced.

According to reports released in May, 1996 the success rate of Viagra was between 65% to 88% compared to 39% for those subjects receiving a placebo. According to an AP article released 10/27/97, Viagra achieved a success rate of 80%, (no placebo results were published).

There are doctors who feel it will. Pfizer is currently conducting European tests on the effect of Viagra on women. We have no results of these tests at this time, however, CNN has reported that there are physicians currently prescribing Viagra for the treatment of female sexual dysfunction. Contact your doctor to see if Viagra would be appropriate for you.

Yes, there have been vendors selling everything from VAEGRA to Viagre to you name it. Viagra has become the hottest selling prescription medication of all time. It is not surprising that certain unethical entities will try to make money using the old "switcheroo". We are not here to tell you what to buy, except that if your physician has prescribed Viagra, make sure you are getting 100% Viagra - and that means it will have the Pfizer label on the bottle (see picture above). Menscare Services does not and will not offer any Viagra Clones, We sell Pfizer Viagra.

The safety and effectiveness of Viagra when used with other treatment for impotence has not been studied. The use of such treatments in combination with Viagra is not recommended at present.

VIAGRA (sildenafil citrate) is contraindicated in patients who are taking organic nitrates in any form at any time. Consistent with its known effects on the nitric oxide/cGMP pathway, VIAGRA was shown to potentiate the hypotensive effect of nitrates, and its administration to patients who are concurrently using organic nitrates in any form is therefore contraindicated. Substances such as amyl nitrite (poppers), which are sometimes abused, should never be combined with VIAGRA. VIAGRA is not contraindicated with nitrates found in foods.

The following is a list of some commonly prescribed nitrates by class.
(NOTE: This list is illustrative. It is not meant to be all-inclusive.)

 

Drug	Manufacturer
NITROGLYCERIN
Deponit (transdermal)	Schwarz Pharma, Inc.
Minitran	3M Pharmaceuticals
Nitrek	Bertek Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Nitro-Bid	Hoechst Marion Roussel
Nitrodisc	G.D. Searle Company
Nitro-Dur	Key Pharmaceuticals
Nitrogard	Forest Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Nitroglyn	Kenwood Laboratories
Nitrolingual Spray	Rhone-Poulenc Rorer Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Nitrol Ointment (Appli-Kit)	Savage Laboratories
NItrong	Rhone-Poulenc Rorer Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Nitro-Par	Parmed Pharmaceuticals
Nitrostat	Parke-Davis
Nitro-Time	Time-Cap Laboratories
Transderm-Nitro	Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
ISOSORBIDE MONONITRATE
Imdur	Key Pharmaceuticals
Ismo	Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories
Monoket Tablets	Schwarz Pharma, Inc.
ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE
Dilatrate SR	Schwarz Pharma, Inc.
Isordil	Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories
Sorbitrate	Zeneca Pharmaceuticals
ERYTHATYL TETRANITRATE
PENTAERYTHRITOL TETRANITRATE
SODIUM NITROPRUSSIDE