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Penile injections have now largely been replaced by PDE5 inhibitors such as sildenafil.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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