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Sildenafil

Viagra gives good hypertension results for infants

October 02, 2008
A new study had found that a single dose of sildenafil, an ingredient in the erectile-dysfunction drug Viagra, may prevent rebound pulmonary hypertension in some infants in intensive care units (ICU). Fifteen infants who were being weaned from inhaled nitric-oxide therapy in the ICU were given a dose of the blood-vessel widening drug while 14 infants were given a placebo. None of the infants given sildenafil experienced rebound pulmonary hypertension, a common complication of nitric-oxide weanin... Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Comparing Viagra, Levitra, and Cialis
By Jay Motola , Health Expert

...identified by their association with their ad campaigns. Sildenafil (Viagra) has previously... Read more »

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Pharmacotherapy
By Jay Motola , Health Expert

......candidate. Websites appeared that were laden with sildenafil related jokes. During its... Read more »

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The Side Effects of ED Medications
By Jay Motola , Health Expert

...dysfunction. In March 1998, with much ballyhoo, Viagra (sildenafil citrate) was released by... Read more »

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How ED Medications Work
By Jay Motola , Health Expert

...stroke). In 1989, scientists at Pfizer discovered sildenafil which is a substance that inhibits... Read more »

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Take Care When Combining ED Medication with Other Products
By Jerry Kennard , Health Expert

...the three most commonly used medications for ED: sildenafil (Viagra), tadalafil (Cialis) and... Read more »

Health Guide

FDA Warns Consumers About Dangerous Ingredients in "Dietary Supplements"
...FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. Chemical analysis by FDA revealed that Zimaxx contains sildenafil, which is the active pharmaceutical ingredient in Viagra, a prescription drug... Read more »
Erectile Dysfunction Medications: Impotence Medications
.........has shown to be work well in patients with diabetes and in those who have had a radical prostatectomy.Sildenafil (Viagra). Studies indicate that overall, sildenafil may help more than 70% of... Read more »
Erection problems
... Glina S. Testosterone and erectile dysfunction. J Mens Health Gend. 2004; 1(4): 407-412. Use of Sildenafil (Viagra) in Patients with Cardiovascular Disease: Expert Consensus Document. J Am Coll... Read more »
Scleroderma: Treatment for Lung Complications
...Studies have reported improved exercise capacity in patients with pulmonary hypertension.PDE5 Inhibitors. Sildenafil (Revatio) was approved in 2005 as the first pill for patients with early-stage... Read more »
Erectile Dysfunction: The Basics of Impotence
...function became accepted. Perhaps the most publicized advance was the introduction of the oral drug sildenafil citrate (Viagra) in March 1998. NAMCS data on new drugs show an estimated 2.6 million... Read more »

Medications

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......the body. In combination with sexual stimulation, sildenafil works by helping the blood flow... Read more »

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......medications, tell your doctor or pharmacist before starting sildenafil. Before using this... Read more »

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...especially of: drugs for male erectile problems (e.g., sildenafil, tadalafil, vardenafil) ... Read more »

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...benztropine) drugs for sexual function problems (e.g., sildenafil, tadalafil, vardenafil) ... Read more »

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......(NAION) may occur. This may or may not be due to sildenafil. If this serious problem occurs,... Read more »

Related News

Clinical trial: Iloprost's effects on pulmonary arterial hypertension
October 27, 2008

This is a study to compare the effects of a single dose of a medication called iloprost (given with an experimental disc) to a placebo on the... Read summary »