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I know someone who said their erectile disfunction got better when they were put on blood pressure meds. Is that the placebo effect, or can blood pressure drugs really do that?
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FDA has received about 30 reports of sudden hearing loss in patients taking a class of erectile dysfunction drugs called PDE5 inhibitors. This class of drugs includes Viagra (sildenafil), Cialis (tadalafil) and Levitra (vardenafil). The problem was sometimes accompanied by tinnitus, vertigo, or dizziness. In most cases the hearing loss involved one ear, and about a third of the time it was temporary. Medical follow-up information was often limited for the reported cases, which makes it difficult to determine whether these reports are directly related to the use of one of these drugs, an underlying medical condition, or other risk factors for hearing loss, a combination of these factors, or other factors. FDA has asked the manufacturers of these erectile dysfunction drugs to display the risk of hearing loss more prominently in the labeling, and to guide patients on what to do if they experience hearing problems while they are on the drugs. The revised label will advise clinicians to let patients know that sudden hearing loss may be due to the drug, and to stop taking the drug and seek medical attention if they experience any sudden decrease or loss of hearing. Another PDE5 inhibitor, Revatio, also contains sildenafil, the same active ingredient as in Viagra. However, Revatio is used to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension rather than erectile dysfunction. FDA is working with the manufacturer of this drug to revise its labeling, too. Because pulmonary hypertension is a …
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FDA has received about 30 reports of sudden hearing loss in patients taking a class of erectile dysfunction drugs called PDE5 inhibitors. This class of drugs includes Viagra (sildenafil), Cialis (tadalafil) and Levitra (vardenafil). The problem was sometimes accompanied by tinnitus, vertigo, or dizziness. In most cases the hearing loss involved one ear, and about a third of the time it was temporary. Medical follow-up information was often limited for the reported cases, which makes it difficult to determine whether these reports are directly related to the use of one of these drugs, an underlying medical condition, or other risk factors for hearing loss, a combination of these factors, or other factors. FDA has asked the manufacturers of these erectile dysfunction drugs to display the risk of hearing loss more prominently in the labeling, and to guide patients on what to do if they experience hearing problems while they are on the drugs. The revised label will advise clinicians to let patients know that sudden hearing loss may be due to the drug, and to stop taking the drug and seek medical attention if they experience any sudden decrease or loss of hearing. Another PDE5 inhibitor, Revatio, also contains sildenafil, the same active ingredient as in Viagra. However, Revatio is used to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension rather than erectile dysfunction. FDA is working with the manufacturer of this drug to revise its labeling, too. Because pulmonary hypertension is a …
Erectile dysfunction strong predictor of death, cardiovascular outcomes
Men with cardiovascular disease and erectile dysfunction (ED) are at higher risk for death from all causes and also are more likely to suffer cardiovascular death, heart attack, stroke and heart failure hospitalization. Treatments effective in reducing cardiovascular disease had no effect on ED. Erectile dysfunction should be considered a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, researchers said.
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