Viagra (Sildenafil) Tablets

Viagra is a treatment for men aged 18 years and older with erectile dysfunction. This treatment is suitable for men who experience erectile dysfunction (ED), also known as impotence, which is an inability to achieve or maintain an erection that is firm enough to have sex. Erections depend on many different factors, including proper blood flow to the penis. Reduced blood flow to the penis may cause erectile dysfunction. ED can affect men differently; Some cannot achieve an erection. Others may achieve an erection, but not firm enough for having sex or they may lose the erection before or during sex.

Do not take VIAGRA if you:
• do not have an erection problem
• take any nitrate medicine for chest pain or heart failure
• take amyl nitrite, so called “poppers” as recreational drugs
• take riociguat (or other guanylate cyclase stimulators) for high blood pressure in the lungs
• take ritonavir for the treatment of HIV
• have been advised by your doctor to avoid sexual activity because of a problem with your heart or blood vessels
• have a severe heart problem such as a recent heart attack or stroke (within the last 6 months), unstable angina (chest pain) or severe cardiac failure (reduced pumping capacity of the heart)
• have a severe liver problem
• have low blood pressure (below 90/50 mmHg) which can cause symptoms such as tiredness, dizziness, light-headedness, feeling sick, clammy skin, depression, loss of consciousness, or blurry vision
• have ever had severe vision loss because of nerve damage in the eyes, such as non-arteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy (NAION); or have a rare inherited eye disease, such as retinitis pigmentosa
• have a deformed penis
• are a woman
• are under 18 years of age
• are allergic to sildenafil or any of the other ingredients of this medicine

• Take 1 tablet, as needed, approximately 1 hour before sexual activity
• Swallow the tablet whole with water
• Do not take more than 1 tablet a day
• Viagra takes up to 30-60 minutes to work
• Viagra can last up to 4 hours
• VIAGRA CONNECT can be taken with or without food. When this medicine is taken after a high-fat meal, it may take a little longer to start working.
• Do not take VIAGRA CONNECT with grapefruit or grapefruit juice, as this may affect how the medicine works.
• Drinking excessive alcohol can temporarily reduce your ability to achieve an erection. To get a benefit from the medicine, you are advised not to drink large amounts of alcohol before sexual activity.

Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects although not everybody gets them. These side effects are usually mild to moderate and of a short duration:
• headache
• nausea, indigestion, stuffy nose, dizziness
• facial flushing, hot flush (a sudden feeling of heat in your upper body)
• colour tinge to vision, blurred vision, visual disturbance

Seek medical attention immediately if you experience any of the following serious side effects:
• Chest pains: this occurs uncommonly. If this occurs before, during or after sexual activity: Get in a semi-sitting position and try to relax. Do NOT use nitrates to treat your chest pain.
• A prolonged and sometimes painful erection lasting longer than 4 hours: this occurs rarely.
• A sudden decrease or loss of vision: this occurs rarely.
• An allergic reaction: this occurs uncommonly. Symptoms include sudden wheeziness, difficulty breathing or dizziness, swelling of the eyelids, face, lips or throat.
• Serious skin reactions such as Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS) and Toxic Epidermal Syndrome (TEN): this occurs rarely. Symptoms may include severe peeling and swelling of the skin, blistering of the mouth, genitals and around the eyes and fever.
• Seizures or fits: this occurs rarely.