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Sildenafil (Viagra)
Tadalafil (Cialis)
What are examples of PDE5 inhibitors?
Vardenafil (Levitra)
Avanafil (Stendra)
Inhibit the enzyme PDE5 which is responsible for breaking
How do phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) inhibitors work?
down a compound called cyclic GMP
Relaxes the smooth muscle in the blood vessels of the
What does cyclic GMP do? penis, allowing them to dilate and fill with blood, leading
to an erection
Does PDE5 inhibitors like sildenafil or tadalafil cause direct
No, still requires sexual stimulation
erection stimulation?
What is the success rate of PDE5 in causing erection? Variable individual response with 60-70% success rate
What medication should it not be mixed with as it can
Nitrates
cause hypotension?
What is a common treatment for BPH? Tamsulosin
Dizziness
Orthostatic hypertension
What are common side ettects of tamsulosin?
Headache
Retrograde ejaculation
What BPH medication can create positive attect a diagno-
Doxazosin (alpha adrenergic blocker)
sis of hypertension?
HTN
MI in past 6 months
What are contraindications of sildenafil?
Arrhythmia
Liver failure
What type of drug is the first line for overactive bladder? Anticholinergics
Muscarinic as it targets the muscarinic receptors in the
Anticholinergics are also known as what?
bladder
What are muscarinic receptors responsible for in the 1/4
bladder?