Frequently Asked Questions

About Sildenafil Citrate Soft Tabs

2. How successful is Sildenafil Citrate?
Years ago, men diagnosed with sexual dysfunction performed normally for an average five to six hours after taking Sildenafil Citrate tablets. According to an AP article released Oct. 27, 1997, Sildenafil Citrate tablets achieved a success rate of 80%. In March of 1998, Sildenafil Citrate was approved by the FDA and marketed in its tablet form by Pfizer. This was the beginning of Viagra®. The Pfizer Laboratories medical description and results of the effectiveness of Viagra® is contained in a 21 page report.
To view the report, please click here.

3. How does Sildenafil Citrate work?
When a man is sexually aroused, the arteries in the penis relax and widen, allowing more blood to flow into the penis. As the arteries in the penis expand, the veins that normally carry blood away from the penis become compressed, restricting the blood flow out of the penis. With more blood flowing in and less flowing out, the penis enlarges, resulting in an erection. If the nerves or blood vessels associated with this process aren't working properly, a man may not be able to get an erection. Sildenafil Citrate increases blood flow to the penis, so that when a man is sexually aroused, he can get and keep an erection.

4. Why do Sildenafil Citrate soft tabs work so fast?
When Sildenafil Citrate is in a pill form, it must go through the digestive tract to be absorbed into the blood stream. This could take 90 minutes or more. Sildenafil Citrate soft tabs are absorbed directly into the blood stream through the cell walls under the tongue, thereby eliminating the necessity to go through the digestive tract.

5. Do I need the same dosage as the pill form?
No. Because the Sildenafil Citrate does not have to go through the digestive tract you need less of the dosage required using the pill form.

6. What is the proper dosage?
For some men, a half dose is adequate to receive the desired results. You should never take more than one Sildenafil Citrate soft tab at any one time and not more than once a day. If you are over 65 years old or have a medical condition such as a serious liver or kidney problem, or are taking protease inhibitors such as for the treatment of HIV, consult your physician for the proper dosage.

7. Who shouldn't use Sildenafil Citrate?
Before you start any treatment of Sildenafil Citrate soft tabs, be sure to carefully go through the online questionnaire. If you have any questions please consult your health care provider. If you're a man who uses nitrate drugs, like nitroglycerine, never take Sildenafil Citrate soft tabs. The combination of Sildenafil Citrate and nitrates can make your blood pressure suddenly drop to unsafe or life-threatening levels. You could get dizzy, faint, or even experience heart attack or stroke. Nitrates are found in many prescription medications that are used to treat angina (chest pain due to heart disease) such as: Nitroglycerin, (tablets that are used orally and designed to be disolved in the mouth, skin patches, sprays, and ointments), isosorbide mononitrate and isosorbide dinitrate (tablets that are used orally and designed to be disolved in the mouth) Nitrates are also found in recreational drugs such as amyl nitrate or nitrite ("poppers"). If you are not sure if any of your medications contain nitrates, or if you do not understand what nitrates are, ask your health care provider or pharmacist. Do not share your prescription with anyone.

8. Is age a factor in the effectiveness of Sildenafil Citrate?
Age does not seem to be a factor in the effectiveness of Sildenafil Citrate. In fact many men experience erections that are as firm as they were when they were in their teens. The erections last longer and require less stimulation to stay erect because of the increased blood flow.

9. Will Sildenafil Citrate soft tabs cause an erection?
No. You must first be sexually aroused to get an erection. If you take Sildenafil Citrate soft tabs and are not sexually stimulated, nothing will happen. If however you are sexually stimulated within that 4 hour period, your erection will generally be firm and long lasting. When the sexual encounter is over, the erection goes away.

10. Are there any side effects?
Like all medications, Sildenafil Citrate soft tabs can have some side effects. The most common side effects are headache, facial flushing, sensitivity to light, bluish or blurred vision. In rare cases erection has been known to last more than 4 hours. If this occurs seek medical help immediately. Sildenafil Citrate soft tabs provide no protection against sexually transmitted diseases.

11. What are Generic Soft tabs or generic Viagra®.
The term generic Soft tabs or generic ViagraR (or generic Sildenafil Citrate) is sometimes used to refer to a Soft tab product that is compounded using something other than genuine Pfizer Viagra® tablets, an Herbal ViagraR alternative that does not contain any Viagra(R) or any other prescription medication whatsoever, or sildenafil citrate tablets imported from a foreign country that is not genuine Viagra® sildenafil citrate tablets. The name Viagra® is registered to Pfizer, the holder of a worldwide patent on sildenafil citrate tablets.

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