Archive for December, 2007

Viagra Warnings/Precautions

Thursday, December 27th, 2007

It is always advisable to consult physician before starting the intake of Viagra. In case you have the history of an heart attack, stroke, or life-threatening irregular heartbeats within the last six months; or have heart failure in the past; coronary artery disease; angina; high or low blood pressure; liver problems; kidney problems; blood problems, including sickle cell anemia or leukemia; a bleeding disorder; stomach ulcer; retinitis pigmentosa (an inherited condition of the eye); physical deformity of the penis such as Peyronie’s disease; or a condition that could lead to prolonged and painful erections, such as a tumor of the bone marrow, sickle cell anemia, or leukemia; or you are taking any other medicine containing nitrates your blood pressure could suddenly drop to an unsafe level and can risk your life. All these medical conditions and also allergy to sildenafile or any of its ingredients can lead to disastrous results. So it is always advisable to consult your doctor for adjusting the dosages after monitoring the treatments listed above.

Viagra is not approved or recommended for use in women. Therefore, women should not take Viagra under any circumstances. It also not recommended for men older than 65 years unless they tolerate it in small doses for those who are sensitive to the effects of Viagra.

Viagra: Pulmonary Hypertension and Other Disease Cure

Saturday, December 15th, 2007

Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Pulmonary arterial hypertension is a relatively rare disease and no cure exists for it yet. However, specialized treatment can lower pulmonary pressures, reduce symptoms, increase the capacity to be active, and prolong lifespan. Treatments for pulmonary arterial hypertension include the following:
Phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors
Sildenafil is a medication that has been FDA-approved to treat pulmonary hypertension. Revatio contains sildenafil, the same active ingredient as the impotence drug Viagra. It works by opening the blood vessels in the lungs, but it is used cautiously because sildenafil has been associated with vision problems and other side effects.

What is Generic Viagra

Wednesday, December 5th, 2007

Viagra and under various other names, is a drug used to treat male erectile dysfunction (impotence). This is an information based page and it carries links to other sites offering generic equivalents of many popular brand name medications including Sildenafil Citrate, Tadalafil and Finasteride to name a few. Generic Viagra is manufactured by using Sildenafil Citrate, the same active ingredients that is even used for its branded version. Generic Viagra follows World Health Organization (WHO) standards and guidelines. 50 milligrams of generic viagra will have same desire effect as that of 50 milligrams of its brand equivalent.

The prescribed sildenafil citrate dose is 50 mg and it should be taken before half-an-hour or more from love-making. Its effect could last from 4 to 6 hours while the maximum recommended dose each pill a day.
Advantages of Generic Drugs

A Generic Drug is a medication often recognized by its chemical name, like Generic Viagra, Generic Levitra. Generic drugs have all the active elements of a brand name drug. But still they are available at very reasonable rates. The pharmaceuticals manufacturers that produce these drugs don’t have to spend money on research, advertising or even marketing the drugs. So there is no extra cost involved while selling these generic drugs. And it comes to you at a very reasonable rates. Generic drugs are as much as 70% cheaper than their brand name drug

Generic drugs (like Generic Levitra) are identical to brand name drugs in terms of dosage , safety, strength, route of administration, quality, performance characteristics and intended use. Advertisement and research cost is the basic reason for huge price difference between original and generic products.

According to a study by the consumer health organization Families, pharmaceutical companies spend twice as much on marketing, advertising and administration as on research and development. The marketing cost makes the price of the drug shoot higher.