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The real buzz surrounds Cialis, which lasts nine times longer than Viagra - Matthew Herper
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Which Drug for Erectile Dysfunction Is Better: Viagra or Cialis?
The discovery of Viagra is one of the classic stories of serendipity in drug development. In the 1980s, the pharmaceutical company Pfizer began studying sildenafil, the generic name for Viagra, as a treatment for heart disease. It didn’t work, but the men in the study developed unusually strong, long-lasting erections. The rest is history.
All four of the currently approved drugs seem to be equally good at producing erections. But it is difficult to be more definitive in evaluating their efficacy, because few studies directly comparing them have been conducted, a common problem with many drugs.
Since all four drugs are similarly effective, the answer to which drug is best…
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A Plan to Sell Cialis, an Erectile Drug, Over the Counter
The move to make Cialis available without a prescription could be seen in a similar vein, as removing one of the hurdles — a visit to the doctor — to getting treatment. But one urologist, Dr. Kevin L. Billups of the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, expressed concern about moving Cialis to an over-the-counter product because, he said, erectile dysfunction can be an early warning sign for more serious conditions like diabetes and heart disease.
Drug Half-Life: Why Viagra Works For 4 Hours But Cialis Works For 24 Hours
If you don't learn anything from this pharmacology lesson, at least remember this one thing: Call your doctor if your erection lasts longer than 4 hours. Seriously.
Erectile dysfunction drug could treat heart failure – new study
The findings from this study, published in Nature, Scientific Reports, may also help explain why people who have been intermittently taking drugs to treat their erectile dysfunction seem to be less likely to have a heart attack or die following a heart attack.
How to Take Cialis: 4 Tips to Get the Best Results
Viagra (sildenafil) tends to get all the attention, but its close “cousin” Cialis (tadalafil) is also an effective helper for many men with a penis who experience erectile dysfunction (ED). Cialis is a longer-acting option that some men prefer over other ED treatments.
Impotence Drug Approved To Treat Enlarged Prostate Symptoms
... the Food and Drug Administration approved the use of Cialis as a once-a-day treatment for symptoms caused by an enlarged prostate. That makes Cialis, a popular pill for impotence, the first drug of its kind to also be okayed for benign prostatic hyperplasia. Those symptoms include difficulty in starting urination and frequent trips to the bathroom in the middle of the night.
In Defense of Cialis
It's better than monkey ball cocktails...
Sales of erectile dysfunction drug rose during pandemic
Eli Lilly’s Cialis (tadalafil) is best known as an erectile dysfunction (ED) therapy. But University of Manchester scientists are interested in proving it can reverse heart failure, and they have promising evidence from a sheep study that they may be right.
Tadalafil in the treatment of erectile dysfunction; an overview of the clinical evidence
With an effectiveness that lasts up to 36 h, tadalafil could provide nearly continuous coverage when taken on a regular basis, allowing patients and their partners to choose freely when to have sexual activities without the need of timing it. This property of tadalafil explains why patients suffering from ED showed positive feedback in terms of quality of life related to the treatment.
Viagra Vs. Cialis
But the real buzz surrounds Cialis, which lasts nine times longer than Viagra and is being sold by a joint venture between Eli Lilly and Icos.
Which Drug for Erectile Dysfunction Is Better: Viagra or Cialis?
Cialis is the longest acting, with a duration of up to 36 hours. Cialis’s long duration means that it can be taken once a day, eliminating the need to take a pill before each sexual encounter. Such once-a-day dosing has been reported to increase sexual self-confidence and spontaneity.
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