Viagra

Viagra(R)
sildenafil citrate
Consumer Medicine Information
What is in this leaflet
2. you are using amyl nitrite
3. you have heart or blood vessel
problems that make sexual
intercourse inadvisable
Before you take Viagra
4. you have suffered a heart
attack or stroke in the last 6
YOU MUST NOT TAKE VIAGRA
5. you have severe liver problems
IF YOU ARE TAKING ANY
NITRATE MEDICATION. IT
6. your blood pressure is
MAY LEAD TO A SEVERE
unusually high or low or is not
DROP IN YOUR BLOOD
effectively treated
PRESSURE, WHICH MAY BE
7. you have an eye disease called
DIFFICULT TO TREAT.
If you have any concerns about
retinitis pigmentosa
taking this medicine, ask your
BECAUSE SEXUAL ACTIVITY
8. you have an allergy to:
doctor or pharmacist.
MAY PLACE A STRAIN ON
YOUR HEART, YOUR DOCTOR
Keep this leaflet with the medicine.
WILL NEED TO CHECK
WHETHER YOU ARE FIT
ENOUGH TO TAKE VIAGRA.
When you must not take it
What Viagra is used for
Do not take Viagra if:
1. you are being treated for
angina (chest pain) or other
9. the packaging is torn or shows
heart conditions with certain
signs of tampering, or does not
medicines called nitrates
look quite right even if the
tablets may look alright
Nitrate medicines include glyceryltrinitrate (also called nitroglycerin).
10. the expiry date on the pack has
Before you start to take it
Tell your doctor if:
to get an erection in the natural way.
You have any allergies to any other
medicines or any other substances
such as foods, preservatives or dyes
You have any other heart or blood
vessel problems
You have any of the following
medical conditions:
If you take too much
(Overdose)
what to do if you are taking any ofthese medicines. They also have a Immediately telephone your doctor
or Poisons Information Centre
(telephone in Australia 13 11 26; in
Ask your doctor or pharmacist, if
New Zealand 0800 POISON or
you are not sure if you are taking
0800 764 766) for advice if you
any of these medicines.
think that you or anyone else may
have taken too much Viagra. Do
this even if there are no signs of
discomfort.
How to take Viagra
a disease of the blood calledsickle cell anaemia While you are using it
You are receiving any other
Follow all directions given to you
treatment for impotence
by your doctor and pharmacist
Things you must do
You have any other medical
carefully.
conditions
If Viagra does not help you get an
If you have not told your doctor or
information contained in this leaflet.
erection or if your erection does
pharmacist about any of the above,
not last long enough to complete
If you do not understand the
tell them before you start taking
sexual intercourse, tell your doctor.
instructions on the pack, ask your
doctor or pharmacist for help.
In these cases, your doctor maydecide that you need a higher dose.
Taking other medicines
How much to take
If you are about to start taking any
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if
new medicines, especially nitrates,
you are taking any other
tell your doctor and pharmacist
medicines, including medicines you
that you are taking Viagra.
buy without a prescription from a
See "Before you take Viagra" for a
pharmacy, supermarket or health
list of common nitrate medications.
food shop.
Tell any other doctors, dentists and
Do not take Viagra if you are using
pharmacists who are treating you
nitrate medicines for angina.
Do not take more than one dose of
that you are taking Viagra.
Viagra a day.
Things you must not do
When to take it
Do not use the drug amyl nitrite
(sometimes called "poppers")
while you are taking Viagra.
some medicines used to treatfungal infections including If you get an angina attack do not
take nitrate medicines to relieve
the pain but tell your doctor
immediately. Make sure your
doctor knows you are taking
Do not give Viagra to anyone else,
even if they have the same
condition as you.
Things to be careful of
Be careful drinking alcohol while
taking Viagra.
If you notice any other symptoms
impair the ability to get an erection.
that worry you, check with your
Ask your doctor or pharmacist if
If you experience changes in vision,
you don't understand anything in
or dizziness, when taking Viagra,
this list.
you should not drive or operate
machinery.
After using Viagra
Side effects
Ingredients
Storage
Active ingredients
Keep this medicine where children
cannot reach it.
Other ingredients
Keep Viagra in a cool; dry place
where the temperature stays below
30 degrees C. Do not store it or
any other medicine in the
bathroom or near a sink.
Do not leave it in the car or on
windowsills.
You may not get any of them.
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if
you notice any of the following and
they worry you:
Keep the tablets in their pack until
it is time to take them. If you take
your tablets out of the pack they
will not keep as well.
Supplier
Disposal
If your doctor tells you to stop
taking Viagra, or the tablets have
passed their expiry date, ask your
pharmacist what to do with any
left over.
Product description
What it looks like
Australian Registration
Numbers
Viagra 25 mg - AUST R 64434Viagra 50 mg - AUST R 64435Viagra 100 mg - AUST R 64436

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