Chemical formula: C₂₂H₃₀N₆O₄S Molecular mass: 474.576 g/mol PubChem compound: 5212
Sildenafil is indicated for:
Population group: men, only adults (18 years old or older)
Sildenafil is indicated in adult men with erectile dysfunction, which is the inability to achieve or maintain a penile erection sufficient for satisfactory sexual performance. In order for sildenafil to be effective, sexual stimulation is required.
For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments (click for details):
Population group: only infants (40 days - 1 year old) , children (1 year - 12 years old) , adolescents (12 years - 18 years old)
Treatment of paediatric patients aged 1 year to 17 years old with pulmonary arterial hypertension. Efficacy in terms of improvement of exercise capacity or pulmonary haemodynamics has been shown in primary pulmonary hypertension and pulmonary hypertension associated with congenital heart disease.
For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments (click for details):
Population group: only adults (18 years old or older)
Sildenafil is indicated for treatment of adult patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension classified as WHO functional class II and III, to improve exercise capacity. Efficacy has been shown in primary pulmonary hypertension and pulmonary hypertension associated with connective tissue disease.
For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments (click for details):
Sildenafil is contraindicated in the following cases:
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