Vardenafil : Before Using

Vardenafil - Systemic

Brand Names

Levitra Vardenafil *** Before Using *** How to Use *** Fore Safe Use *** Side Effects

Before Using

In deciding to using a medication, the chance of taking the drug must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you will make. For vardenafil, the following must be considered

Allergic reaction

Tell your family doctor if you have any unusual or allergy to vardenafil. Also tell your family doctor and pharmacist if you are allergic to any other substances, such as foods, preservatives, or dyes.

Pregnancy care

Vardenafil is not indicated for use in women. Vardenafil has not been studied in pregnant women. However, vardenafil has not been shown to cause birth defects or other problems in animal studies.

Breast-feeding problem

It is not known whether vardenafil passes into breast milk. Vardenafil is not indicated for use in women.

Elderly care

Elderly people are especially sensitive to the effects of vardenafil, which may increase their risk of having side effects. Patients 65 years of age and older are started on a lower dose than younger adults. The dose may be increased by a family doctor as needed and tolerated.

Drug interactions

Although certain medication must not be using together at all, in other cases two various medication may be using together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your family doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. When you are taking vardenafil, it is especially important that your family doctor and pharmacist know if you are taking any of the following:

Medicine for irregular heart beats, such as
Amiodarone - Cordarone
Procainamide - Procan SR, Promine, Pronestyl, Pronestyl-SR
Quinidine - Cardioquin, Quinaglute Dura-tabs, Quinidex Extentabs, Quin-Release
Sotalol - Betapace, Sotacor these medication must not be using together with vardenafil

Alpha blockers - drug for high blood pressure such as
Terazosin - Hytrin
Tamsulosin - Flomax
Doxazosin - Cardura
Prazosin - Minipress
Alfuzosin - Uroxatral these medication must not be using at the same time as vardenafil because they can cause very low blood pressure and serious side effects

Erythromycin - drug using to treat infection this drug may cause there to be more vardenafil in your body; your family doctor may want to adjust your dose of vardenafil

Ketoconazole - Nizoral
Itraconazole - Sporanox these medication may cause there to be more vardenafil in your body; your family doctor may want to adjust your dose of vardenafil

Indinavir - Crixivan
Ritonavir - Norvir, Kaletra these medication may cause there to be more vardenafil in your body; your family doctor may want to adjust your dose of vardenafil

Nitrates, such as nitroglycerin - Nitrostat or Transderm-Nitro vardenafil increases the risk of very low blood pressure and using these medication together is not recommended

Other Information for using

The presence of other medical problems may effect the use of vardenafil. Make sure you tell your family doctor if you have any other medical problems, especially:

Angina - reoccurring chest pain or
Hypotension - low blood pressure
Hypertension - high blood pressure
Stroke - recent history of
Arrhythmia - irregular heartbeat
Heart attack - within the last 6 months
Heart failure
Liver disease - severe
Kidney disease - severe
Retinal disorders - rare hereditary eye problem vardenafil has not been studied in diseaseds with these medical conditions and must not be using
Abnormal penis, including curved penis and birth defects of the penis Chance of problems occurring may be increased and must be using with caution in these diseaseds

Bleeding disorders
Stomach ulcers risk of problems occurring may be increased; it is not known if the drug is safe for use in these diseaseds

Heart disease, underlying risk of low blood pressure occurring is greater; vardenafil must be using carefully in these diseaseds

Liver disease, moderate this condition may cause there to be more vardenafil in your body; your family doctor may want to start these diseaseds on a lower dose

Heart blood flow problems these conditions may cause you to be more sensitive to vardenafil

Sickle-cell anemia
Bone marrow cancer
Leukemia vardenafil must be using with caution in these diseaseds

QT prolongation - rare heart condition vardenafil may cause this condition to become worse