1. What is viagra connect?

Viagra connect sildenafil tablets contain the active substance sildenafil, which belongs to a group of medicines
called phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) inhibitors. It works by relaxing the blood vessels in your
penis, allowing blood to flow into your penis when you get sexually excited and causing an erection.
viagra connect tablets will only help you to get an erection if you are sexually excited (stimulated).

What are viagra connect sildenafil tablets used for:

Viagra connect is a treatment for men aged 18 years and older with erectile dysfunction.
Erectile dysfunction, also known as impotence, is an inability to achieve or maintain an erection that is
firm enough to have sex. Erections depend on many different factors, including proper blood flow to
the penis. Reduced blood flow to the penis may cause erectile dysfunction. Erectile dysfunction can
affect men differently. Some cannot achieve an erection. Others may achieve an erection, but not firm
enough for having sex or they may lose the erection before or during sex.

2. What you need to know before you take viagra connect sildenafil tablets

Do not take viagra connect tablets if you:

Do not have an erection problem.
Take any nitrate medicine for chest pain or heart failure (see “Other medicines and viagra connect”).
Take amyl nitrite, so called “poppers” as recreational drugs.
Take riociguat (or other guanylate cyclase stimulators) for high blood pressure in the lungs.
Take ritonavir for the treatment of HIV.
Have been advised by your doctor to avoid sexual activity because of a problem with your
heart or blood vessels.
Have a severe heart problem such as a recent heart attack or stroke (within the last 6 months),
unstable angina (chest pain) or severe cardiac failure (reduced pumping capacity of the heart).
Have a severe liver problem.
Have low blood pressure (below 90/50 mmHg) which can cause symptoms such as tiredness,
dizziness, light-headedness, feeling sick, clammy skin, depression, loss of consciousness, or
blurry vision.
Have ever had severe vision loss because of nerve damage in the eyes, such as non-arteritic
anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy (NAION); or have a rare inherited eye disease, such as
retinitis pigmentosa.
Have a deformed penis.
Are a woman.
Are under 18 years of age.
Are allergic to sildenafil or any of the other ingredients of this medicine.

Warnings and precautions for taking viagra connect tablets:

You should schedule a health check-up with your doctor as soon as possible within the first 6 months
of starting to use viagra connect tablets to ensure that your erection problems are not caused by any
serious health condition.

Erectile dysfunction may be an early sign of:

Cardiovascular disease.
Diabetes.
High blood pressure.
High cholesterol.
Tell your doctor about your problems if you have not already done so.
Cardiovascular risk factors.
Sexual activity can put a strain on your heart.

Talk to your doctor before taking viagra connect sildenafil tablets if you:

Get very breathless or feel any pain in the chest with light or moderate activity (e.g. walking
briskly for 20 minutes or climbing two flights of stairs). Your doctor may need to check
whether your heart can take the additional strain of having sex.
Have a problem with a valve in your heart (valvular heart disease).
Have a disease in which the heart muscle becomes inflamed and does not work as well as it
should (cardiomyopathy).
Have an irregular heart beat (arrhythmia).
You have had surgery to improve blood flow to your heart, or you have high blood pressure which
is now adequately treated.
Have high blood pressure that is not controlled.

Other risk factors:

Talk to your doctor before taking viagra connect tablets if you:

Have ever had an erection that lasted more than 4 hours (priapism). Some conditions can
increase the probability of having a persistent erection, such as sickle cell anaemia (an
abnormality of red blood cells), leukaemia (cancer of blood cells), or multiple myeloma
(cancer of bone marrow). Use of impotence medicines may increase the risk of priapism.
Long lasting erection may cause damage to the tissue in the penis and permanent loss of
ability to have an erection.
Have a stomach ulcer or a bleeding disorder (such as haemophilia).
Have previously been diagnosed with mild to moderate liver disease, or severe kidney
problems. VIAGRA CONNECT may not be suitable for you, you should consult your doctor
before taking VIAGRA CONNECT.

If you experience any sudden visual defect you should stop taking viagra connect tablets and contact
your doctor immediately. Cases of visual effects have been reported when using sildenafil.

Children and adolescents:

This medicine should not be given to children or adolescents under the age of 18 years.

Other medicines and viagra connect tablets:

Tell your pharmacist or doctor if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any other
medicines. Some medicines may be affected by viagra connect or they may affect how viagra connect works and this may result in side effects.

Do not use viagra connect sildenafil tablets if you take:

Nitrate medicines: Do not take viagra connect tablets if you are taking nitrate medicines (such
as glyceryl trinitrate, isosorbide mononitrate, isosorbide dinitrate) against chest pain (angina
pectoris) or heart failure or “poppers” as recreational drugs (nitric oxide donors (such as amyl
nitrite), nicorandil or sodium nitroprusside). This is because these substances could lead to a
dangerous fall in blood pressure if taken together with viagra connect tablets.
Riociguat: Do not take viagra connect if you are taking a medicine called riociguat (or
other medicines of a group called guanylate cyclase stimulators). Riociguat is used to treat
high blood pressure in the lungs and can lead to a dangerous fall in blood pressure if taken
together with viagra connect.
Medicines to treat HIV-infections: Ritonavir is a medicine used to treat HIV-infections. Do
not take viagra connect if you are taking ritonavir since this combination can lead to a
dangerous fall in blood pressure.

Talk to your pharmacist or doctor before using viagra connect tablets if you are taking:

Medicines to treat fungal infections and antibiotics: Medicines to treat fungal infections called
itraconazole or ketoconazole and an antibiotic called erythromycin increase the concentration
of viagra connect in the body and may result in side effects. You should contact your
doctor before taking viagra connect if you are using these medicines.

Heartburn treatment: The medicine to treat heartburn, cimetidine, increases the concentration
of viagra connect in the body and may result in side effects. You should contact your
doctor before taking viagra connect.

Other treatments for erectile dysfunction: The safety and efficacy of combinations of
viagra connect with other treatments for erectile dysfunction have not been studied and
this combination is therefore not recommended.

Alpha-blockers used to treat urinary problems or high blood pressure: Alpha-blockers used to
treat urinary problems due to enlarged prostate (such as alfuzosin, doxazosin or tamsulosin)
may lead to dizziness, light-headedness, nausea, fainting, lack of concentration, or blurred
vision due to low blood pressure (symptomatic hypotension).

Viagra connect sildenafil tablets with food and drink:

Viagra connect tablets can be taken with or without food. When this medicine is taken after a high-fat
meal, it may take a little longer to start working.
Do not take viagra connect tablets with grapefruit or grapefruit juice, because this can affect how the
medicine works.
Drinking excessive alcohol can temporarily reduce your ability to achieve an erection. To get a benefit
from the medicine, you are advised not to drink large amounts of alcohol before sexual activity.

Pregnancy, breast-feeding and fertility:
This medicine should not be used by women.

Driving and using machines:
Viagra connect can cause dizziness and can affect your vision. Do not drive or use machines if
you suffer from these side effects after taking this medicine.

Viagra connect sildenafil tablets contain lactose:
If you have been told by your doctor that you have an intolerance to some sugars, contact your doctor
before taking this medicine.

Viagra connect sildenafil tablets contain sodium:
This medicine contains less than 1 mmol sodium (23 mg) per tablet, that is to say essentially
‘sodium-free’.

3. How to take viagra connect sildenafil tablets:

Always take this medicine exactly as described in this leaflet or as your pharmacist or doctor have told
you. Check with your pharmacist or doctor if you are not sure.

Take 1 tablet, as needed, approximately 1 hour before sexual activity.
Swallow the tablet whole with water.
Do not take more than 1 tablet a day.

Viagra connect will only help you achieve an erection if you are sexually aroused. You and your
partner should engage in foreplay just as you would if you were not taking a medicine for erectile
dysfunction.
The amount of time this medicine takes to work varies from person to person, but it normally takes
between 30 to 60 minutes. You may take it up to 4 hours before sexual activity.
Relax and be patient if VIAGRA CONNECT does not help you the first time. You can try again later but
remember you can only take 1 tablet a day. For most men, viagra connect tablets will work the first or
second time they try it. If it has been some time since you were able to get or keep an erection, it may
take a couple of attempts before you achieve the desired effect. Talk to your doctor if you have tried
VIAGRA CONNECT, and are still not able to get and keep an erection.
If you feel the effect of viagra connect is too strong, talk to your pharmacist or doctor.

If you take more viagra connect tablets than you should:

If you take more tablets than recommended, contact your pharmacist or doctor immediately. Taking
more than the recommended dose may result in side effects and/or more severe side effects.
If you have any further questions on the use of this medicine, ask your pharmacist or doctor.

4. Possible side effects:

Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects although not everybody gets them. These side
effects are usually mild to moderate and of a short duration.

Seek medical attention immediately if you experience any of the following serious side effects:

Chest pains: this occurs uncommonly. If this occurs before, during or after sexual activity:
Get in a semi-sitting position and try to relax. Do NOT use nitrates to treat your chest pain.
A prolonged and sometimes painful erection lasting longer than 4 hours: this occurs
rarely.
A sudden decrease or loss of vision: this occurs rarely.
An allergic reaction: this occurs uncommonly. Symptoms include sudden wheeziness,
difficulty breathing or dizziness, swelling of the eyelids, face, lips or throat.
Serious skin reactions such as Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS) and Toxic Epidermal
Syndrome (TEN): this occurs rarely. Symptoms may include severe peeling and swelling of
the skin, blistering of the mouth, genitals and around the eyes and fever.
Seizures or fits: this occurs rarely.

Other side effects

Very common (may affect more than 1 in 10 people):

Headache

Common (may affect up to 1 in 10 people):

Nausea, indigestion, stuffy nose, dizziness.
Facial flushing, hot flush (a sudden feeling of heat in your upper body).
Colour tinge to vision, blurred vision, visual disturbance.

Uncommon (may affect up to 1 in 100 people):

Vomiting, upper abdominal pain, acid reflux (including heartburn).
Skin rash, pain in the arms or legs, nosebleed, feeling hot, feeling tired (fatigue).
Eye irritation, bloodshot eyes/red eyes, eye pain, seeing flashes of light, visual brightness, light
sensitivity, watery eyes.
Pounding heartbeat, rapid heartbeat.
High blood pressure.
Low blood pressure (typical signs are dizziness, fainting, blurred vision, nausea and tiredness).
Muscle pain, feeling sleepy, reduced sense of touch, vertigo, ringing in the ears.
Dry mouth, blocked or stuffy sinuses, inflammation of the lining of the nose (can be
experienced as runny nose, sneezing and stuffy nose).
Presence of blood in urine.

Rare (may affect up to 1 in 1,000 people):

Fainting, dry nose, swelling of the inside of the nose, feeling irritable and sudden decrease or
loss of hearing.
Sudden unexpected death caused by loss of heart function (sudden cardiac arrest), stroke, heart
attack, chest pains (angina), irregular heartbeat, temporary decreased blood flow to parts of the
brain.
Feeling of tightening of the throat, numb mouth.
Bleeding at the back of the eye, double vision, reduced sharpness of vision, abnormal
sensation in the eye, swelling of the eye or eyelid, small particles or spots in your vision,
seeing halos around lights, dilation of the pupil of the eye, discolouration of the white of the
eye.
Penile bleeding, presence of blood in semen.

Ingredients

Active Ingredients: 1 tablet: 50 mg sildenafil.

Also contains: Lactose. See package leaflet for further information

The post Viagra Connect Sildenafil Tablets 50mg, 8 Tablets appeared first on PharmacyAnseo.ie Ireland.

1. What is viagra connect?

Viagra connect sildenafil tablets contain the active substance sildenafil, which belongs to a group of medicines
called phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) inhibitors. It works by relaxing the blood vessels in your
penis, allowing blood to flow into your penis when you get sexually excited and causing an erection.
viagra connect tablets will only help you to get an erection if you are sexually excited (stimulated).

What are viagra connect sildenafil tablets used for:

Viagra connect is a treatment for men aged 18 years and older with erectile dysfunction.
Erectile dysfunction, also known as impotence, is an inability to achieve or maintain an erection that is
firm enough to have sex. Erections depend on many different factors, including proper blood flow to
the penis. Reduced blood flow to the penis may cause erectile dysfunction. Erectile dysfunction can
affect men differently. Some cannot achieve an erection. Others may achieve an erection, but not firm
enough for having sex or they may lose the erection before or during sex.

2. What you need to know before you take viagra connect sildenafil tablets

Do not take viagra connect tablets if you:

Do not have an erection problem.
Take any nitrate medicine for chest pain or heart failure (see “Other medicines and viagra connect”).
Take amyl nitrite, so called “poppers” as recreational drugs.
Take riociguat (or other guanylate cyclase stimulators) for high blood pressure in the lungs.
Take ritonavir for the treatment of HIV.
Have been advised by your doctor to avoid sexual activity because of a problem with your
heart or blood vessels.
Have a severe heart problem such as a recent heart attack or stroke (within the last 6 months),
unstable angina (chest pain) or severe cardiac failure (reduced pumping capacity of the heart).
Have a severe liver problem.
Have low blood pressure (below 90/50 mmHg) which can cause symptoms such as tiredness,
dizziness, light-headedness, feeling sick, clammy skin, depression, loss of consciousness, or
blurry vision.
Have ever had severe vision loss because of nerve damage in the eyes, such as non-arteritic
anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy (NAION); or have a rare inherited eye disease, such as
retinitis pigmentosa.
Have a deformed penis.
Are a woman.
Are under 18 years of age.
Are allergic to sildenafil or any of the other ingredients of this medicine.

Warnings and precautions for taking viagra connect sildenafil tablets:

You should schedule a health check-up with your doctor as soon as possible within the first 6 months
of starting to use viagra connect tablets to ensure that your erection problems are not caused by any
serious health condition.

Erectile dysfunction may be an early sign of:

Cardiovascular disease.
Diabetes.
High blood pressure.
High cholesterol.
Tell your doctor about your problems if you have not already done so.
Cardiovascular risk factors.
Sexual activity can put a strain on your heart.

Talk to your doctor before taking viagra connect tablets if you:

Get very breathless or feel any pain in the chest with light or moderate activity (e.g. walking
briskly for 20 minutes or climbing two flights of stairs). Your doctor may need to check
whether your heart can take the additional strain of having sex.
Have a problem with a valve in your heart (valvular heart disease).
Have a disease in which the heart muscle becomes inflamed and does not work as well as it
should (cardiomyopathy).
Have an irregular heart beat (arrhythmia).
You have had surgery to improve blood flow to your heart, or you have high blood pressure which
is now adequately treated.
Have high blood pressure that is not controlled.

Other risk factors:

Talk to your doctor before taking viagra connect sildenafil tablets if you:

Have ever had an erection that lasted more than 4 hours (priapism). Some conditions can
increase the probability of having a persistent erection, such as sickle cell anaemia (an
abnormality of red blood cells), leukaemia (cancer of blood cells), or multiple myeloma
(cancer of bone marrow). Use of impotence medicines may increase the risk of priapism.
Long lasting erection may cause damage to the tissue in the penis and permanent loss of
ability to have an erection.
Have a stomach ulcer or a bleeding disorder (such as haemophilia).
Have previously been diagnosed with mild to moderate liver disease, or severe kidney
problems. VIAGRA CONNECT may not be suitable for you, you should consult your doctor
before taking VIAGRA CONNECT.

If you experience any sudden visual defect you should stop taking viagra connect tablets and contact
your doctor immediately. Cases of visual effects have been reported when using sildenafil.

Children and adolescents:

This medicine should not be given to children or adolescents under the age of 18 years.

Other medicines and viagra connect tablets:

Tell your pharmacist or doctor if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any other
medicines. Some medicines may be affected by viagra connect or they may affect how viagra connect works and this may result in side effects.

Do not use viagra connect sildenafil tablets if you take:

Nitrate medicines: Do not take viagra connect tablets if you are taking nitrate medicines (such
as glyceryl trinitrate, isosorbide mononitrate, isosorbide dinitrate) against chest pain (angina
pectoris) or heart failure or “poppers” as recreational drugs (nitric oxide donors (such as amyl
nitrite), nicorandil or sodium nitroprusside). This is because these substances could lead to a
dangerous fall in blood pressure if taken together with viagra connect tablets.
Riociguat: Do not take viagra connect if you are taking a medicine called riociguat (or
other medicines of a group called guanylate cyclase stimulators). Riociguat is used to treat
high blood pressure in the lungs and can lead to a dangerous fall in blood pressure if taken
together with viagra connect.
Medicines to treat HIV-infections: Ritonavir is a medicine used to treat HIV-infections. Do
not take viagra connect if you are taking ritonavir since this combination can lead to a
dangerous fall in blood pressure.

Talk to your pharmacist or doctor before using viagra connect tablets if you are taking:

Medicines to treat fungal infections and antibiotics: Medicines to treat fungal infections called
itraconazole or ketoconazole and an antibiotic called erythromycin increase the concentration
of viagra connect in the body and may result in side effects. You should contact your
doctor before taking viagra connect if you are using these medicines.

Heartburn treatment: The medicine to treat heartburn, cimetidine, increases the concentration
of viagra connect in the body and may result in side effects. You should contact your
doctor before taking viagra connect.

Other treatments for erectile dysfunction: The safety and efficacy of combinations of
viagra connect with other treatments for erectile dysfunction have not been studied and
this combination is therefore not recommended.

Alpha-blockers used to treat urinary problems or high blood pressure: Alpha-blockers used to
treat urinary problems due to enlarged prostate (such as alfuzosin, doxazosin or tamsulosin)
may lead to dizziness, light-headedness, nausea, fainting, lack of concentration, or blurred
vision due to low blood pressure (symptomatic hypotension).

Viagra connect tablets with food and drink:

Viagra connect sildenafil tablets can be taken with or without food. When this medicine is taken after a high-fat
meal, it may take a little longer to start working.
Do not take viagra connect tablets with grapefruit or grapefruit juice, because this can affect how the
medicine works.
Drinking excessive alcohol can temporarily reduce your ability to achieve an erection. To get a benefit
from the medicine, you are advised not to drink large amounts of alcohol before sexual activity.

Pregnancy, breast-feeding and fertility:
This medicine should not be used by women.

Driving and using machines:
Viagra connect can cause dizziness and can affect your vision. Do not drive or use machines if
you suffer from these side effects after taking this medicine.

Viagra connect tablets contain lactose:
If you have been told by your doctor that you have an intolerance to some sugars, contact your doctor
before taking this medicine.

Viagra connect sildenafil tablets contain sodium:
This medicine contains less than 1 mmol sodium (23 mg) per tablet, that is to say essentially
‘sodium-free’.

3. How to take viagra connect tablets:

Always take this medicine exactly as described in this leaflet or as your pharmacist or doctor have told
you. Check with your pharmacist or doctor if you are not sure.

Take 1 tablet, as needed, approximately 1 hour before sexual activity.
Swallow the tablet whole with water.
Do not take more than 1 tablet a day.

Viagra connect will only help you achieve an erection if you are sexually aroused. You and your
partner should engage in foreplay just as you would if you were not taking a medicine for erectile
dysfunction.
The amount of time this medicine takes to work varies from person to person, but it normally takes
between 30 to 60 minutes. You may take it up to 4 hours before sexual activity.
Relax and be patient if VIAGRA CONNECT does not help you the first time. You can try again later but
remember you can only take 1 tablet a day. For most men, viagra connect tablets will work the first or
second time they try it. If it has been some time since you were able to get or keep an erection, it may
take a couple of attempts before you achieve the desired effect. Talk to your doctor if you have tried
VIAGRA CONNECT, and are still not able to get and keep an erection.
If you feel the effect of viagra connect is too strong, talk to your pharmacist or doctor.

If you take more viagra connect sildenafil tablets than you should:

If you take more tablets than recommended, contact your pharmacist or doctor immediately. Taking
more than the recommended dose may result in side effects and/or more severe side effects.
If you have any further questions on the use of this medicine, ask your pharmacist or doctor.

4. Possible side effects:

Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects although not everybody gets them. These side
effects are usually mild to moderate and of a short duration.

Seek medical attention immediately if you experience any of the following serious side effects:

Chest pains: this occurs uncommonly. If this occurs before, during or after sexual activity:
Get in a semi-sitting position and try to relax. Do NOT use nitrates to treat your chest pain.
A prolonged and sometimes painful erection lasting longer than 4 hours: this occurs
rarely.
A sudden decrease or loss of vision: this occurs rarely.
An allergic reaction: this occurs uncommonly. Symptoms include sudden wheeziness,
difficulty breathing or dizziness, swelling of the eyelids, face, lips or throat.
Serious skin reactions such as Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS) and Toxic Epidermal
Syndrome (TEN): this occurs rarely. Symptoms may include severe peeling and swelling of
the skin, blistering of the mouth, genitals and around the eyes and fever.
Seizures or fits: this occurs rarely.

Other side effects

Very common (may affect more than 1 in 10 people):

Headache

Common (may affect up to 1 in 10 people):

Nausea, indigestion, stuffy nose, dizziness.
Facial flushing, hot flush (a sudden feeling of heat in your upper body).
Colour tinge to vision, blurred vision, visual disturbance.

Uncommon (may affect up to 1 in 100 people):

Vomiting, upper abdominal pain, acid reflux (including heartburn).
Skin rash, pain in the arms or legs, nosebleed, feeling hot, feeling tired (fatigue).
Eye irritation, bloodshot eyes/red eyes, eye pain, seeing flashes of light, visual brightness, light
sensitivity, watery eyes.
Pounding heartbeat, rapid heartbeat.
High blood pressure.
Low blood pressure (typical signs are dizziness, fainting, blurred vision, nausea and tiredness).
Muscle pain, feeling sleepy, reduced sense of touch, vertigo, ringing in the ears.
Dry mouth, blocked or stuffy sinuses, inflammation of the lining of the nose (can be
experienced as runny nose, sneezing and stuffy nose).
Presence of blood in urine.

Rare (may affect up to 1 in 1,000 people):

Fainting, dry nose, swelling of the inside of the nose, feeling irritable and sudden decrease or
loss of hearing.
Sudden unexpected death caused by loss of heart function (sudden cardiac arrest), stroke, heart
attack, chest pains (angina), irregular heartbeat, temporary decreased blood flow to parts of the
brain.
Feeling of tightening of the throat, numb mouth.
Bleeding at the back of the eye, double vision, reduced sharpness of vision, abnormal
sensation in the eye, swelling of the eye or eyelid, small particles or spots in your vision,
seeing halos around lights, dilation of the pupil of the eye, discolouration of the white of the
eye.
Penile bleeding, presence of blood in semen.

Ingredients

Active Ingredients: 1 tablet: 50 mg sildenafil.

Also contains: Lactose. See package leaflet for further information

The post Viagra Connect Sildenafil Tablets 50mg, 4 tablets appeared first on PharmacyAnseo.ie Ireland.