Drug
Uses
Levitra is an oral therapy for the
treatment of erectile dysfunction.
How
Taken
Levitra comes as a tablet to take it
orally. It should be taken, as needed about 1 hour before sexual
activity. Some form of sexual stimulation is needed for an erection to
occur with Levitra. Levitra should not be taken more than once a day.
Levitra can be taken with or without food.
Warnings/Precautions
Before taking Levitra, tell your
doctor if
you currently have or have ever had a heart attack, stroke, irregular
heartbeats, angina (chest pain), or congestive heart failure; high or
low blood pressure; if you have a personal or family history of a rare
heart condition known as prolongation of the QT interval (long QT
syndrome); liver problems or kidney problems; have ever had blood
problems, including sickle cell anemia, multiple myeloma, or leukemia;
have a bleeding or blood clotting disorder; have a stomach ulcer; a
family history of degenerative eye disease (e.g., retinitis
pigmentosa); or if you have a physical deformity of the penis such as
Peyronie\'s disease. You may not be able to take Levitra, or you may
require a dosage adjustment or special monitoring during treatment if
you have any of the conditions listed above. Although women do not
indicate Levitra for use, it is in the FDA pregnancy category B. This
means that Levitra is not expected to be harmful to an unborn baby.
Women should not take Levitra. It is not known whether Levitra passes
into breast milk. If you are over 65 years of age, you may be more
likely to experience side effects from Levitra. Your doctor may
prescribe a lower dose of the medication.
Missed
Dose
Levitra is used as needed, so you are
not likely to miss a dose.
Possible
Side Effects
The most common side effects with
Levitra are:
-Headaches
-Flushing
-Stuffy or runny nose
Levitra may uncommonly cause: an erection that will not go away
(priapism). If you get an erection that lasts more than 4 hours, get
medical help right away. Priapism must be treated as soon as possible
or lasting damage can happen to your penis including the inability to
have erections. Vision changes, such as seeing a blue tinge to objects
or having difficulty telling the difference between the colors blue and
green. These are not all the side effects of Levitra. For more
information, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
Storage
Store at 25°C (77°F);
excursions
permitted to 15-30°C (59-86°F). Keep Levitra and all
medicines
out of the reach of children.
Overdose
Seek emergency medical attention if an
overdose is suspected. Symptoms of a Levitra overdose are not known,
but are likely to include chest pain, back pain, dizziness, an
irregular heartbeat, abnormal vision, and swelling of the ankles or
legs.
More
Information
Do not take Levitra if you:
-Take any form of medication known as "nitrates"
(Type of medicine used to relieve chest pain that can occur as a result
of heart disease). Taking Levitra in combination with nitrates may
result in serious side effects.
-Take medicines called "alpha-blockers" (sometimes prescribed for
prostate problems or high blood pressure). Taking Levitra with
alpha-blockers may drop your blood pressure to an unsafe level.
-Your doctor determines that sexual activity poses a health risk for
you.
You have a known sensitivity or allergy to any component of Levitra.
The use of Levitra offers no protection against sexually transmitted
diseases. Counseling of patients about protective measures necessary to
guard against sexually transmitted diseases, including the Human
Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), should be considered.
Disclaimer
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Levitra highly effective
from the
most first reception for men, not dependency upon age and at any forms
of erektil'noy disfunction. Levitra also effective for patients with
saccharine diabetes, after prostatektomii, rezistentnykh to other
ingibitoram of fosfodiesterazy 5.
Efficiency of
Levitra does not go down in time, providing a reliable
result time after time.
For 91% men it is marked normalization of erektil'noy function after
the starting dose of Levitra 10 mgs.
Levitra starts acting in 10 minutes after a reception, allowing to
realize a desire quickly and naturally.
Optimum duration of action of
Levitra makes 8 - 12 hours, that provides
valuable sexual relations.
High safety is arrived at promoted electoralness in regard to FDE-5.
Reception squeak and alcohol does not influence on efficiency of action
of
Levitra. Levitra well carried and comfortable in
application.Levitra: key rules of safety
It is necessary to accept Levitra 1 time per a day.
The recommended primary dose is 10 mgs.
At simultaneous application with ingibitorami of CYP3A4
(eritromitsinom, ketonazolom, itrakonazolom) and al'fa-blokatorami the
dose of Levitra must not exceed 5 mgs and Levitra it is not necessary
to accept during 6 hours before and after the reception of
al'fa-blokatora.
Combination with ritonavirom and indinavirom contra-indicated.
It is not recommended to
accept Levitra together with nitrates and
donatorami oxide of nitrogen.
With serious serdechno-sosudistymi diseases it is not recommended
patients to accept Levitra.
High efficiency of Levitra finds a wide response for patients
Levitra is new vysokoeffektivnyy preparation of choice for treatment of
erektil'noy disfunction at the wide circle of patients.
High efficiency of
Levitra is well-to-do even in the most difficult
cases.
Levitra operates quickly and provides high reliability in all of cases
ED, regardless of reasons.
Levitra is most active and highly selective ingibitor of FDE 5.
Levitra is comfortable and safe in application.
frequently
asked questions
What advantages does have preparation of
Levitra as compared to other
ingibitorami of fde 5?
In regard to influencing on fde 5 levitra stronger than viagra more
than in 10 times. The effect of Levitra does not depend on a reception
squeak alcohol, duration of action makes 8-12 ch, that gives
preparation advantage before a viagra. The period of poluvyvedeniya of
Levitra (4,8 ch) is shorter, than at sialisa (17,5 ch) at the same
time, that reduces probability of appearance of undesirable side
effects at the daily reception of
Levitra, because this preparation
does not accumulate in an organism.
Levitra renders less as compared to
a viagra, influencing on svetooschuschenie and does not have influence
on spermatogenez.
What properties of preparations for treatment ED, except for a
quickness and expressed of action, most interesting for a patient?
Most patients are interested foremost in reliability and safety of
preparation, large duration of action interests not many.
What preparation from the group of ingibitorov of fde 5 do you
recommend patients with the undiagnosed and nelechenymi violations of
erection?
In this case it is expedient to appoint preparation of
Levitra, which
can be utillized in general populyatsii due to a powerful effect and
absence of kumulyatsii.
How quickly does start acting
Levitra? Is duration of action of this
preparation which, what it has value for safety of reception his
patient?
The effect of
Levitra shows up at part of men through 10 mines after a
reception, at majority - through 25 mines, duration of action of 8-12
ch. It is enough for the use of his effect a patient, the accumulation
of vardenafila does not take a place in an organism, that does
preparation safe.
What preparation do you recommend a patient, before without the special
success of applying sildenafil?
Preparation of
Levitra, because he renders more powerful influencing
on fde 5 (stronger more than in 10 times),чем sildenafil.
Does Levitra have an effect of takhifilaksii (decline of effect at the
protracted reception)?
Levitra does not have an effect of takhifilaksii, that allows to accept
preparation protractedly without diminishing of effect.
What dosages is
Levitra produced in and why this is important?
Levitra is produced in dosages 5, 10 and 20 mgs. that enables to
conduct the correction of therapy depending on efficiency and
bearableness of preparation a patient, I.e. to carry out individual
approach to to to the patient.