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Viagra ingredient useful for antipsychotic-induced Erectile Dysfunction
March 28, 2006
Treatment with sildenafil (Viagra) safely improves
erectile dysfunction
(ED) brought on by antipsychotic use, according to a report in the
American Journal of Psychiatry for March. Treatment of antipsychotic-induced
ED in patients with schizophrenia and related disorders is important
because the problem often leads to poor medication compliance, the
report indicates.
In the present placebo-controlled crossover study, Dr. Rajesh Gopalakrishnan,
from the Christian Medical College in Vellore, India, and colleagues
assessed the effects of sildenafil; the key component of ED drug
Viagra in 32 married men with antipsychotic-induced
ED. Sildenafil use was associated with significant improvements
in the number of adequate erections, satisfaction with sexual intercourse,
and the duration of erections. Further analysis showed that sildenafil
use more than tripled the odds of achieving adequate erections and
satisfactory sexual intercourse.
Treatment with sildenafil was well tolerated, was not associated
with any serious side effects, and did not lead to any study discontinuations,
the report indicates. Nasal stuffiness and headaches were the most
common side effects.
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