Vardénafil pour la dysfonction érectile

About vardenafil

Dysfonction érectile (parfois appelée impuissance) signifie que vous ne pouvez pas obtenir ou maintenir une érection adéquate. Il existe plusieurs causes, la plus courante étant un rétrécissement des artères qui acheminent le sang vers le pénis.

Vardenafil works by preventing the action of a chemical in your body, called phosphodiesterase type-5. This helps to widen (relax) blood vessels and improves the flow of blood to the penis following sexual stimulation. This helps to maintain an erection.

Vardenafil is available on prescription, but it is only prescribed on the NHS for men with erectile dysfunction resulting from certain medical conditions. If you are given a private (non-NHS) prescription, you will be asked to pay the full cost of the tablets.

Before taking vardenafil

Some medicines are not suitable for people with certain conditions, and sometimes a medicine may only be used if extra care is taken. For these reasons, before you start taking vardenafil it is important that your doctor knows:

• Si vous avez une maladie, une blessure ou une déformation de votre pénis.

• Si vous avez une maladie cardiaque ou une maladie des vaisseaux sanguins.

• Si vous avez eu un problème oculaire entraînant une perte de vision.

• Si vous avez une pression artérielle basse ou de l'angine de poitrine.

• Si vous avez des problèmes avec le fonctionnement de votre foie ou de vos reins.

• Si vous avez eu un AVC ou une crise cardiaque.

• Si vous avez une condition qui provoque des saignements, comme un ulcère à l'estomac.

• Si vous avez la drépanocytose.

• Si vous avez déjà eu un cancer de la moelle osseuse ou une leucémie.

• Si vous prenez ou utilisez d'autres médicaments. Cela inclut tous les médicaments que vous prenez et qui sont disponibles à l'achat sans ordonnance, ainsi que les médicaments à base de plantes et complémentaires, et les drogues récréatives.

• Si vous avez déjà eu une réaction allergique à un médicament.

How to take vardenafil

• Before you take vardenafil, read the manufacturer's printed information leaflet from inside the pack. It will give you more information about the tablets and will provide you with a full list of the side-effects which you may experience from taking them.

• Take vardenafil exactly as your doctor tells you to. It is intended to be taken before sexual activity - it is NOT for continuous daily use. You should take one tablet 25-60 minutes before you plan to have sex, although it may still be effective up to 4-5 hours after taking the tablet. You can take the tablet either before or after food but, if you have just eaten a large or high-fat meal, it may take longer for it to work.

• There are three strengths of vardenafil tablets: 5 mg, 10 mg and 20 mg. It is likely that you will be given the 10 mg strength tablet to begin with, but this may be changed subsequently depending upon how you react. Each time you collect a prescription, check to make sure it contains the strength of tablet you are expecting.

• Do not take more than one dose of vardenafil in any 24-hour period.

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• You and your partner will still need to engage in foreplay, just as you would if you were not taking a medicine for erectile dysfunction. Vardenafil will not cause an erection unless you are sexually aroused.

• Do not drink large amounts of alcohol before you plan to take vardenafil. Drinking too much alcohol can reduce your ability to get an erection and this may prevent you from getting the maximum benefit from the tablets.

• You should not drink grapefruit juice with vardenafil. This is because there is a chemical in grapefruit juice which can increase the amount of vardenafil in your bloodstream and make side-effects more likely.

• Keep your regular appointments with your doctor so your progress can be monitored. If you feel the tablets are too strong for you, discuss this with your doctor as your dose may need to be reduced. Alternatively, if you do not get an erection after taking vardenafil, or if it does not last long enough for you to have sex, you should discuss this with your doctor - do not take more tablets than you have been told to.

• You should not take vardenafil if you are using any other products or taking any other medicines to treat erectile dysfunction.

Can vardenafil cause problems?

Along with their useful effects, most medicines can cause unwanted side-effects although not everyone experiences them. The table below contains some of the most common ones associated with vardenafil. You will find a full list in the manufacturer's information leaflet supplied with your medicine. The unwanted effects often improve as your body adjusts to the new medicine, but speak with your doctor or pharmacist if any of the following continue or become troublesome.

Si vous ressentez d'autres symptômes que vous pensez être dus aux comprimés, parlez-en à votre médecin ou à votre pharmacien pour obtenir des conseils supplémentaires.

How to store vardenafil

• Gardez tous les médicaments hors de la portée et de la vue des enfants.

• Conserver dans un endroit frais et sec, à l'abri de la chaleur et de la lumière directes.

Informations importantes sur tous les médicaments