Should patients be given an initial low test dose of sildenafil?

Drug Safety

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-9

  Cohen, Jay S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; ATORVASTATIN; CIMETIDINE; CLARITHROMYCIN; DILTIAZEM; DOXAZOSIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUOXETINE; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; NEFAZODONE; NIFEDIPINE; OMEPRAZOLE; PHENOBARBITAL; RITONAVIR; SAQUINAVIR; SERTRALINE; SILDENAFIL; VERAPAMIL;

ADULT; AGE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BODY WEIGHT; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG SENSITIVITY; DRUG USE; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; EXERCISE TEST; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HEADACHE; HEALTH STATUS; HEART INFARCTION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOME CARE; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MALE; NERVE PARALYSIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; STROKE; UNITED STATES; VERTIGO; WOLFF PARKINSON WHITE SYNDROME;

EID: 0033949120     PISSN: 01145916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00002018-200023010-00001     Document Type: Review

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