Can your patient use Viagra?

By: Joe Hing Kwok Chu

A professional program is available for learning more on Traditional Chinese Medicine edited by the author. This program includes warnings, conditions under which it might not be suitable to use Viagra and alternative diagnostics and traditional Chinese herb formulae:   email

See FDA Information on Postmarketing Safety of Sildenafil Citrate (Viagra)

Do not prescribe Viagra if your patient is using:

NITROGLYCERIN: Deponit, Minitran, Nitrek, Nitro-Bid, Nitrocine, Nitro-derm, Nitro Disc,  Nitro-Dur, Nitrogard, Nitroglycerin, Nitroglycerin T/R, Nitroglyn, Nitro Ointment, Nitrolan,
Nitrolingual Spray, Nitrong, Nitropar, nitropress, Nitroprex, Nitro S.A., Nitrospan, Nitrostat, Nitro-Trans System, Nitro Transdermal, Nitro-Time, Transderm-Nitro, Tridil.

ISOSORBIDE MONONITRATE: Imdur, ISMO, Isosorbide Mononitrate, Monoket

ISOSORBIDE NITRATE:
Dilatrate-SR, Iso-bid, Isordil, Isordil Tembids, Isosorbide Dinitrate," Isosorbide Dinitrate LA, Sorbitrate, Sorbitrate SA.

PENTAERYTHRITOL TETRANITRATE:  Peritrate, Peritrate SA

ERYTHRITYL TETRANITRATE: Cardilate ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE/PHENOBARBITAL: Isordil w/PB

ILLICIT SUBSTANCES CONTAINING ORGANIC NITRATES: e.g. amyl nitrate or nitrite (It is known that amyl nitrate or nitrite is sometimes abused. In abused situations, amyl nitate or nitrite may be known by various names, including 'poppers.')
e.g. butyl nitrate."

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