Sildenafil Stada
Sildenafil Stada helps adult men get or maintain an erection when they are sexually aroused.
Form
tabletti, kalvopäällysteinen
Strength
50 mg
Active Ingredient
Sildenafil citrate
Manufacturer
STADA Arzneimittel AG
How to Use
Dosage
The recommended starting dose is 50 mg.
Method
Take the tablet whole with a glass of water about one hour before sexual activity.
Important
Do not take more than one tablet per day.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Headache
COMMON
- •Nausea
- •Facial flushing and warmth
- •Hot flashes
- •Indigestion
- •Changes in color vision
- •Blurred vision
- •Visual disturbances
- •Stuffy nose
- •Dizziness
RARE
- •Vomiting
- •Skin rash
- •Eye irritation
- •Red or bloodshot eyes
- •Eye pain
- •Seeing flashes of light
- •Increased light brightness
- •Sensitivity to light
- •Watery eyes
- •Heart pounding
- •Fast heartbeat
- •High or low blood pressure
- •Muscle pain
- •Drowsiness
- •Reduced sense of touch
- •Spinning sensation (vertigo)
- •Ringing in the ears
- •Dry mouth
- •Blocked sinuses
- •Nasal inflammation
- •Upper stomach pain
- •Heartburn
- •Blood in urine
- •Pain in arms or legs
- •Nosebleed
- •Feeling hot
- •Tiredness
- •Fainting
- •Stroke
- •Heart attack
- •Irregular heartbeat
- •Temporary reduced blood flow to the brain
- •Constricted feeling in the throat
- •Numb mouth
- •Bleeding behind the eye
- •Double vision
- •Reduced sharpness of vision
- •Unusual feeling in the eye
- •Swelling of the eye or eyelid
- •Small spots or specks in vision
- •Seeing rings around lights
- •Dilated pupils
- •Discolored white of the eye
- •Bleeding from the penis
- •Blood in semen
- •Dry nose
- •Swelling inside the nose
- •Irritability
- •Sudden hearing loss or deafness
- •Seizures
- •Severe skin reactions (like peeling skin, swelling, blisters in mouth, genitals, and around eyes, fever)
Important Warnings
- Do not take if you are allergic to sildenafil, peanuts, soy, or any other ingredients in this medicine.
- Do not take if you are using nitrate medicines (often for chest pain) or nitric oxide donors like amyl nitrite ("poppers"), as this combination can dangerously lower your blood pressure.
- Do not take if you are taking riociguat (for high blood pressure in the lungs).
- Do not take if you have severe heart or liver problems, recently had a stroke or heart attack, have low blood pressure, or have certain rare inherited eye diseases or vision loss due to a rare optic nerve condition.
- Stop taking this medicine and contact a doctor immediately if you experience sudden blurred vision or vision loss.
Show 3 more warnings
- Seek immediate medical help if you have an erection that lasts longer than 4 hours or is painful.
- Seek immediate medical help if you experience symptoms of an allergic reaction, such as sudden wheezing, difficulty breathing, dizziness, or swelling of the eyelids, face, lips, or throat.
- If you experience chest pain during or after sexual activity, sit up, try to relax, and do not use nitrates to treat it. Seek medical help.
Use in Elderly Patients
Category C
Suitable for older adults, with specific precautions. Reduce the dose in severe renal impairment. Reduce the dose in liver impairment. Significant adverse reactions include hypotension, ortostatic hypotension, headache and visual disturbances. Consider potential interactions especially with nitrates. (updated 25.11.2024)