Archive for September, 2007

Levitra.

Monday, September 10th, 2007

LEVITRA is an FDA-approved oral prescription medication for the treatment of erectile dysfunction (ED) in men. It is available in 2.5-mg, 5-mg, 10-mg, and 20-mg tablets and is taken only when needed. Take LEVITRA no more than once a day.  LEVITRA helps increase blood flow to the penis, so it may help men with ED get and keep an erection that lasts long enough to finish having sex. Once a man has completed sexual activity, blood flow to his penis should decrease and his erection should go away.  LEVITRA has been clinically shown to improve erectile function, even in men who had other health factors, like high cholesterol, high blood pressure, or diabetes.  LEVITRA provided first-time success and reliable improvement of erection quality for many men, including those with high cholesterol, high blood pressure, or diabetes. 

Men taking LEVITRA reported having harder erections and greater success at maintaining their erections long enough to finish having sex. A lot of men who took LEVITRA were successful the first time they tried it. It’s for the man who needs a little help once in a while and the man who needs more frequent help. 

Works for many men with a broad range of conditions, including high cholesterol.

    Works for most men, including those taking one or more types of blood pressure medication (ask  your doctor about drug interactions).

    Works for many men with type 1 or type 2 diabetes, across all levels of ED severity.

    May work when other oral treatments do not.

LEVITRA is a proven, effective treatment that works for most men. And it has been taken with medications used to treat other common medical conditions (ask your doctor about drug interactions). So why not see your doctor and find out for yourself? LEVITRA is a prescription medicine that is used to treat erectile dysfunction (ED). Men taking nitrate drugs, often used to control chest pain (also known as angina), should not take LEVITRA. Such combinations could cause blood pressure to drop to an unsafe level.As with all ED drugs, there is a rare risk of an erection lasting longer than four hours. To avoid long-term injury, seek immediate medical attention. LEVITRA does not protect against sexually transmitted diseases. In rare instances, men taking PDE5 inhibitors (oral erectile dysfunction medicine, including LEVITRA) reported a sudden decrease or loss of vision in one or both eyes. It is not possible to determine whether these events are related directly to these medicines or to other factors. If you experience sudden decrease or loss of vision, stop taking PDE5 inhibitors, including LEVITRA, and call a doctor right away.

Crestor

Friday, September 7th, 2007

CRESTOR lowers your LDL, or “bad,” cholesterol and your triglycerides. CRESTOR also increases the HDL, or “good,” cholesterol in your blood. In fact, in clinical trials, LDL cholesterol was decreased by up to 52% in people taking CRESTOR 10 mg (versus 7% with placebo; your results may vary) and HDL cholesterol was increased by up to 14% (versus 3% with placebo; your results may vary). To get the most benefit from CRESTOR, you should still follow a diet low in fat and cholesterol, and exercise regularly. CRESTOR is a prescription medication used along with diet and exercise to lower high cholesterol. It belongs to a group of medications called statins. Statins are widely accepted by the medical community to help those who cannot lower their cholesterol enough with diet and exercise alone. Statins offer proven benefits when prescribing guidelines are followed. For many people, the benefits of the medication outweigh the risks of developing a side effect.

In clinical trials, the safety profile of CRESTOR was found to be in line with that of other similar statins currently on the market. As with some other statin medicines studied that lower cholesterol, there is a chance of having a drug interaction while taking CRESTOR. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist about all of the medications you are taking. As with other statin medicines, a drug interaction may occur if you are also taking:

Cyclosporine (Sandimmune®, Neoral®), a medicine with multiple uses, including use after organ transplants or for rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis

Warfarin (Coumadin®), a blood thinner

Gemfibrozil (Lopid®), clofibrate (Atromid-S®), fenofibrate (Tricor®), and niacin (Niaspan®, Niacor®), which are other medicines that lower cholesterol

Antacids

While you are taking CRESTOR, do not start taking any of these medicines without checking with your doctor first. If you do not know whether you are taking any of these medicines, check with your doctor or pharmacist.