Tadalafil Orion
Tadalafil Orion is a medicine for adult men that helps to treat erectile dysfunction by improving the ability to get and maintain an erection for sexual activity.
How to Use
Dosage
The usual dose is one 10 mg tablet before sexual activity; your doctor may prescribe 20 mg if the 10 mg dose is not effective enough.
Method
Take the tablet whole with water, at least 30 minutes before sexual activity. It can be taken with or without food and its effect can last up to 36 hours.
Do not take more than one tablet per day.
Possible Side Effects
- •Headache
- •Back pain
- •Muscle pain
- •Pain in arms and legs
- •Facial flushing
- •Stuffy nose
- •Indigestion
- •Dizziness
- •Stomach pain
- •Nausea
- •Heartburn or acid reflux
- •Blurred vision
- •Eye pain
- •Shortness of breath
- •Blood in urine
- •Prolonged erection
- •Palpitations (feeling your heart beat fast)
- •Fast heartbeat
- •High blood pressure
- •Low blood pressure
- •Nosebleed
- •Ringing in the ears (tinnitus)
- •Swelling of hands, feet, or ankles
- •Tiredness
- •Fainting
- •Seizures
- •Temporary memory loss
- •Swelling of eyelids
- •Red eyes
- •Sudden decrease or loss of hearing
- •Hives (itchy red spots on skin)
- •Bleeding from the penis
- •Blood in semen
- •Increased sweating
- •Heart attack
- •Stroke
- •Partial, temporary, or permanent decrease or loss of vision
- •Migraine
- •Facial swelling
- •Severe allergic reactions (swelling of face or throat)
- •Severe rash
- •Blood flow problems in the eyes
- •Irregular heartbeats
- •Angina (chest pain)
- •Sudden cardiac death
Important Warnings
- Do not take this medicine if you are allergic to tadalafil or any other ingredients in it.
- Do not take this medicine if you are using medicines called nitrates (e.g., for chest pain), as Tadalafil Orion can greatly increase their effects.
- Do not take this medicine if you have a severe heart condition or have had a heart attack in the last 90 days.
- Do not take this medicine if you have had a stroke in the last 6 months.
- Do not take this medicine if you have very low blood pressure or uncontrolled high blood pressure.
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- Do not take this medicine if you have ever had vision loss due to a condition called 'stroke in the eye' (NAION).
- Do not take this medicine if you are taking riociguat (a medicine for high blood pressure in the lungs).
- If you have heart problems, talk to your doctor before taking this medicine, as sexual activity can put strain on your heart.
- Tell your doctor if you have sickle cell anemia, multiple myeloma, leukemia, a deformed penis, severe liver problems, or severe kidney problems.
- Stop taking this medicine and see a doctor right away if you get an allergic reaction with a rash.
- Stop taking this medicine and see a doctor right away if you get chest pain (do not take nitrates).
- Stop taking this medicine and see a doctor right away if you have an erection that lasts longer than 4 hours and is painful.
- Stop taking this medicine and see a doctor right away if you experience sudden vision loss, blurred, or distorted vision.
- Stop taking this medicine and see a doctor right away if you experience sudden hearing decrease or loss.
Use in Elderly Patients
Suitable for older adults, with specific precautions. Reduce the dose already in mild renal impairment. Reduce the dose in liver impairment. Significant adverse reactions include hypotension, ortostatic hypotension, headache and visual disturbances. Consider the numerous potential interactions,especially with nitrates. Avoid grapefruit. (updated 25.11.2024)