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Health Encyclopedia: Erectile Dysfunction (Impotence) Injections Or Topical Treatments

Injections or Topical Treatments

Penile injections have now largely been replaced by PDE5 inhibitors such as sildenafil. Nevertheless, injection therapies employ various drugs that have properties that help achieve erection, even in many men who do not succeed with PDE5 inhibitors. The standard drugs used in injections include:

Alprostadil
Phentolamine
Papaverine

Although any or all of these drugs are very effective, injections or other invasive methods of administration are awkward and uncomfortable...

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Expert & Community Posts

How Caverject and Penile Injections Work

By Dr. Justin Harmon , Health Expert

...common brand name for this medicine is Caverject or alprostadil (generic). This medication also... Read more »

Injectables Used for Erectile Dysfunction

By Jay Motola , Health Expert

...which supplanted the use of these agents.Caverject (alprostadil- prostaglandin E1) is a potent... Read more »

Sexual Dysfunction in Men Living with Multiple Sclerosis

By Lisa Emrich , Health Expert

...Other medication options include self-injection of alprostadil (Prostin VR®) into the spongy... Read more »

Topical Medications for Actinic Keratoses

By Kevin Berman, MD, PhD , Health Expert

...and what should you expect? There are three main creams used to treat actinic keratoses. ... Read more »

How Skin Cancers are Treated

By Kevin Berman, MD, PhD , Health Expert

...tumors that do not penetrate deeply. More recently, topical creams have been used to treat... Read more »

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Health Guide

Prostate Cancer Surgery

...years. Sildenafil may take 9 months or longer to become effective. Men who take it may benefit from alprostadil injections started right after surgery to preserve elasticity and help prevent... Read more »

Physical Causes of Erectile Dysfunction: Impotence Causes

...the smooth muscles in the blood vessels. Early treatments to maintain penile blood flow, particularly alprostadil injections, may helpful in restoring erectile function. In one study, men... Read more »

Scleroderma: Medications

...condition. Iloprost has been studied the longest. Other promising prostacyclins or similar drugs include alprostadil (prostaglandin E1), epoprostenol (Flolan,), and treprostinil... Read more »

Radiation Treatments for Prostate Cancer

...men experiencing impotence following radiation therapy for local prostate cancer. Early use of both alprostadil injections and Viagra may be even more effective. Other treatments may also be... Read more »

Psoriasis: Topical Medications

...for severe side effects.Triamcinolone acetonide (Aureocort, Tri-Adcortyl, Kenalog). Available as a topical cream or as an injectable agent to treat nail psoriasis.High potencyBetamethasone... Read more »

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