Drugs used to treat Erectile Dysfunction , Drugs used to treat Osteoporosis , Drugs used to treat Obesity
Drugs used to treat Erectile Dysfunction Erectile Dysfunction= inability to maintain Penile erection for successful performance of Sexual activity ED has physical & psychological causes including vascular disease, diabetes, medications, depression, prostatic surgery Classification Drugs for Erectile Dysfunction (PhosphoDiEstrase-5 inhibitor) Sildenafil Tadalafil Vardenafil Previous therapies include intrapenile inj of Alprostadil, penile implant Phosphodiestrase-5 inhibitor PDE-5 MOA NO activate Guanylyl cyclase... form cGMP... ↓ intracellular Ca++.....relaxation of smooth muscles...PDE-5 responsible degradation of cGMP... PDE-5 inhibitors Θ PDE-5.... Increase blood flow into Corpus Cavernosum at any level of sexual stimulation No effect in the absence of sexual stimulation P.K should be taken 1hr prior to sexual activity... Erectile enhancement upto 4hr.. Abs. delayed by high fat meal... Disintegrating tab of Vardenafil not affected by fat meal ... S.E ...