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How Caverject and Penile Injections Work
When diet and health modifications have failed to alleviate erectile dysfunction and the patient has tried all forms of the oral medications, the patient must then be counseled on the remaining types of therapies, including the prostaglandin family of medications. These are medications that act locally in the penis to give an erection. This differs from the pill or "Viagra" type of medications that require the central nervous system (i.e., the brain) to tell them to work. This type of medic...
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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 »
Comparing Viagra, Levitra, and Cialis
By Jay Motola , Health ExpertThe treatment of erectile dysfunction is part of our daily lives as a result of the mass media... Read more »
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Erectile Dysfunction (Impotence): Injections or Topical Treatments
...in many men who do not succeed with PDE5 inhibitors. The standard drugs used in injections include:AlprostadilPhentolaminePapaverineAlthough any or all of these drugs are very effective,... Read more »Erectile Dysfunction: The Basics of Impotence
...causing it to become engorged with blood. Drugs such as papaverine hydrochloride, phentolamine, and alprostadil (marketed as Caverject) widen blood vessels. These drugs may create unwanted side... Read more »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 »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 »Medications
......provided by your pharmacist before you start using alprostadil and each time you get a... Read more »
This medication is used to treat male sexual function problems (erectile dysfunction). It works by... Read more »
This medication is used to treat male sexual function problems (erectile dysfunction). It works by... Read more »
This medication is used to treat male sexual function problems (erectile dysfunction). It works by... Read more »
This medication is used to treat male sexual function problems (erectile dysfunction). It works by... Read more »
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