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Viagra
® (sildenafil citrate) is contraindicated in patients who
are taking organic nitrates in any form at any time.
Consistent
with
its known effects on the nitric oxide/cGMP pathway, Viagra ®
was shown to potentiate the hypotensive effects of nitrates and its
administration to patients who are concurrently using organic nitrates
in any form is therefore contraindicated.
Viagra
® is indicated for the treatment
of
Erectile Dys.
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Viagra
® is indicated for the treatment of Erectile Dysfunction.
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The
following is a list of some commonly prescribed Nitrates by class. This
list is illustrative. It is not meant to be all-inclusive.
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DRUG
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MANUFACTURER
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Nitroglycerin
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Deponit®
(transdermal)
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Schwarz
Pharma., Inc.
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Nitrek
(transdermal)
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Bertek
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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Nitro-Bid®
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Hoechst
Marion Roussel
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Nitrodisc
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G.D.
Searle Company
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Nitro-Dur®
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Key
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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NitrogardTM
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Forest
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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Nitroglyn
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Kenwood
Laboratories
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Nitrlingual
Spray®
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Rhone-Poulenc
Rorer Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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Nitrol®
Ointment (Apoll-Kit)®
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Savage
Laboratories
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Nitrong
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Rhone-Poulenc
Rorer Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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Nitro-Par
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Parmed
Pharmaceuticals
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Nitrostar®
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Parke-Davis
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Nitro-Time
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Time-Cap
Laboratories
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Transderm-Nitro®
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Novartis
Pharmaceuticals Corporation
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Isosorbide
Mononitrate
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Imdur®
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Key
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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Ismo®
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Wyeth-Ayerst
Laboratories
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Monoket®
Tablets
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Scharz
Pharma, Inc.
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Isosorbide
Dinitrate
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Dilarate®-SR
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Scharz
Pharma, Inc.
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Isordil®
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Wyeth-Ayerst
Laboratories
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Sorbitrate®
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Zeneca
Pharmaceuticals
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Erythatyl
Tetranitrate
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Pentaerythritol
Tetranitrate
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Sodium
Nitroprusside
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Substances
such as amyl nitrite (poppers), which are sometimes abused,
should never be combined with Viagra®. Viagra®
is not contraindicated with nitrates found in food.
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