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Sildenafil
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What is Sildenafil?
Sildenafil tablet, phosphodiesterase-5 (PDE-5) inhibitor, is the citrate salt of sildenafil, a selective inhibitor of cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP)-specific phosphodiesterase type-5 (PDE-5). Sildenafil is also marketed as VIAGRA® for erectile dysfunction. Sildenafil citrate, USP is designated chemically as 1-[[3-(6,7-Dihydro-1-methyl-7-oxo-3-propyl-1H-pyrazolo[4,3-d] pyrimidin-5-yl)-4-ethoxyphenyl] sulfonyl]-4-methylpiperazine citrate and has the following structural formula:
Sildenafil citrate, USP is a white to off white crystalline powder slightly soluble in methanol and a molecular weight of 666.70. Sildenafil tablets are formulated as white to off white, film coated, round tablets for oral administration. Each tablet contains sildenafil citrate, USP equivalent to 20 mg of sildenafil. In addition to the active ingredient, sildenafil citrate, USP, each tablet contains the following inactive ingredients: croscarmellose sodium, dibasic calcium phosphate anhydrous, hypromellose, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, titanium dioxide and triacetin.
What does Sildenafil look like?
What are the available doses of Sildenafil?
White to off white colored, round shaped, biconvex, film coated tablets debossed with ‘J’ on one side and ‘95’ on the other side.
What should I talk to my health care provider before I take Sildenafil?
How should I use Sildenafil?
Sildenafil tablets are indicated for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (WHO Group I) in adults to improve exercise ability and delay clinical worsening. The delay in clinical worsening was demonstrated when sildenafil tablets were added to background epoprostenol therapy . Studies establishing effectiveness were short-term (12 to 16 weeks), and included predominately patients with New York Heart Association (NYHA) Functional Class II to III symptoms and idiopathic etiology (71%) or associated with connective tissue disease (CTD) (25%).
: Adding sildenafil to bosentan therapy does not result in any beneficial effect on exercise capacity
Tablet: 20 mg three times a day, 4 to 6 hours apart ()
What interacts with Sildenafil?
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What are the warnings of Sildenafil?
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What are the precautions of Sildenafil?
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What are the side effects of Sildenafil?
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What should I look out for while using Sildenafil?
Sildenafil tablets are contraindicated in patients with: • Concomitant use of organic nitrates in any form, either regularly or intermittently, because of the greater risk of hypotension
• Concomitant use of riociguat, a guanylate cyclase stimulator. PDE-5 inhibitors, including sildenafil, may potentiate the hypotensive effects of riociguat. • Known hypersensitivity to sildenafil or any component of the tablet. Hypersensitivity, including anaphylactic reaction, anaphylactic shock and anaphylactoid reaction, has been reported in association with the use of • sildenafil.
What might happen if I take too much Sildenafil?
In studies with healthy volunteers of single doses up to 800 mg, adverse events were similar to those seen at lower doses but rates and severities were increased. In cases of overdose, standard supportive measures should be adopted as required. Renal dialysis is not expected to accelerate clearance as sildenafil is highly bound to plasma proteins and it is not eliminated in the urine.
How should I store and handle Sildenafil?
Sildenafil tablets are supplied as white to off white colored, round shaped, biconvex, film coated tablets debossed with 'J' on one side and '95' on the other side. The tablets are available as follows Bottle of 90's NDC 31722-776-90 Bottle of 500's NDC 31722-776-05 Blister card of 10 Unit dose tablets (PVC) NDC 31722-776-31 Blister pack of 100(10 x 10's) Unit dose tablets (PVC) NDC 31722-776-32 Blister card of 10 Unit dose tablets (PVC/PVdC) NDC 31722-776-33 Blister pack of 100(10 x 10's) Unit dose tablets (PVC/PVdC) NDC31722-776-34 Recommended Storage for Sildenafil Tablets: Store at 20° to 25°C (68° to 77°F) [see USP Controlled Room Temperature].
Clinical Information
Chemical Structure
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Sildenafil is an inhibitor of cGMP specific phosphodiesterase type-5 (PDE-5) in the smooth muscle of the pulmonary vasculature, where PDE-5 is responsible for degradation of cGMP. Sildenafil, therefore, increases cGMP within pulmonary vascular smooth muscle cells resulting in relaxation. In patients with PAH, this can lead to vasodilation of the pulmonary vascular bed and, to a lesser degree, vasodilatation in the systemic circulation. Studies have shown that sildenafil is selective for PDE-5. Its effect is more potent on PDE-5 than on other known phosphodiesterases (10-fold for PDE6, greater than 80-fold for PDE1, greater than 700-fold for PDE2, PDE3, PDE4, PDE7, PDE8, PDE9, PDE10, and PDE11). The approximately 4,000-fold selectivity for PDE-5 versus PDE3 is important because PDE3 is involved in control of cardiac contractility. Sildenafil is only about 10-fold as potent for PDE-5 compared to PDE6, an enzyme found in the retina and involved in the phototransduction pathway of the retina. This lower selectivity is thought to be the basis for abnormalities related to color vision observed with higher doses or plasma levels
In addition to pulmonary vascular smooth muscle and the corpus cavernosum, PDE-5 is also found in other tissues including vascular and visceral smooth muscle and in platelets. The inhibition of PDE-5 in these tissues by sildenafil may be the basis for the enhanced platelet anti-aggregatory activity of nitric oxide observed , and the mild peripheral arterial-venous dilatation .
Non-Clinical Toxicology
Sildenafil tablets are contraindicated in patients with: • Concomitant use of organic nitrates in any form, either regularly or intermittently, because of the greater risk of hypotension • Concomitant use of riociguat, a guanylate cyclase stimulator. PDE-5 inhibitors, including sildenafil, may potentiate the hypotensive effects of riociguat. • Known hypersensitivity to sildenafil or any component of the tablet. Hypersensitivity, including anaphylactic reaction, anaphylactic shock and anaphylactoid reaction, has been reported in association with the use of • sildenafil.The administration of local anesthetic solutions containing epinephrine or norepinephrine to patients receiving monoamine oxidase inhibitors, tricyclic antidepressants or phenothiazines may produce severe prolonged hypotension or hypertension.
Concurrent use of these agents should generally be avoided. In situations when concurrent therapy is necessary, careful patient monitoring is essential.
Concurrent administration of vasopressor drugs and ergot-type oxytocic drugs may cause severe, persistent hypertension or cerebrovascular accidents.
As the LIGNOSPAN STANDARD and the LIGNOSPAN FORTE solutions both contain a vasoconstrictor (epinephrine), concurrent use of either with a Beta-adrenergic blocking agent (propranolol, timolol, etc.) may result in dose-dependent hypertension and bradycardia with possible heart block.
In a long-term trial in pediatric patients with PAH, an increase in mortality with increasing sildenafil tablets dose was observed. Deaths were first observed after about 1 year and causes of death were typical of patients withPAH. Use of sildenafil tablets, particularly chronic use, is not recommended in children
The following serious adverse events are discussed elsewhere in the labeling:
Reference
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