What is Levitra ?

Levitra (vardenafil) is a prescription medicine for the treatment of Erectile Dysfunction. Levitra helps the smooth muscles in the penis to relax, which effectively increases blood flow. Levitra will not give man an erection spontaneously, it will only help a man to get an erection if he is sexually stimulated.

How to use Levitra ?

Take as directed by your doctor. Your doctor will prescribe the right dosage for you. For most men, the recommended staring dose is 10mg. Take Levitra no more than once a day. Doses should be taken 24 hours apart. Take 1 tablets of Levitra about 1 hour before sex activity. Levitra may be taken with or without meal. Levitra usually works within 25-60 minutes, although some men will achieve an erection within 15 minutes. Within a 5 hour period after taking the tablet an erection should occur in response to sexual stimulation.

Side effects :

The most common side effects of Levitra are headache, flushing, stuffy and runny nose, indigestion, upset stomach or dizziness. These side effects usually go away after a few hours. Call your doctor if you get a side effect that bothers you or one that will not go away.

Uncommonly cause an erection that won’t go away - if you get an erection that lasts more than 4 hours, get medical help right away. Priapism must be treated asa soon as possible or lasting damage can happen to your penis including the inability to have erection.

Precautions :

Patients who are currently taking medicines containing nitrates should not take Levitra. As with patients with a known hypersensitivity to any component of the drug, men with cardiac disease of a severity where sex is inadvisable, recent stroke, heart attack or low blood pressure, unstable angina or angina occurring during sexual intercourse, aged over 75 years and taking ritonavir, indanvir, ketoconazole or itraconazole (oral form).

Levitra should not be taken with other erectile dysfunction treatments. Levitra should be used with caution in patients with an abnormally formed penis, diseases that might result in prolonged erections such as sickle cell anaemia, multiple myeloma, or leukaemia. Use with caution if you have a history or postural hypotension, or severe kidney or liver disease. Be aware of how this drug affects you before operating machinery or driving a vehicle.

Drug Interactions :

Levitra and other medicine can affect each other. Always check with your doctor before starting or stopping any medicines. Do not take Levitra if you :

• Take any medicine called “nitrates” Nitrates commonly used to treat angina. Angina is a symptom of heart disease and can cause pain in your chest, jaw, or down your arm.
• Take medicine called “alpha-blockers”. Alpha-blockers are sometimes prescribed for prostate problems or high blood pressure. If Levitra is taken with alpha-blockers, your blood pressure could sudenly drop to an unsafe level.
• You have been told by your healthcare provider to not have sexual activity because of health problems. Sexual activity can put an extra strain on your heart, especially if your heart is already weak from a heart attack or heart diseases.
• Use recreational drugs called "poppers" like amyl nitrate and butyl nitrate.
• Medicines that treat abnomal heartbeat. These include quinidine, procainamide, amiodarone and and sotalol.
• Ritonavir (Norvir) or indinavir sulfate (Crixivan)
• Ketoconazole or itraconazole (such as Nizoral or Sporonox)
• Erythromycin
• You have been told by your healthcare provider to not have sexual activity because of health problems. Sexual activity can put an extra strain on your heart, especially if your heart is already weak from a heart attack or heart disease.
• Are allergic to LEVITRA or any of its ingredients. The active ingredient in LEVITRA is called vardenafil. See the end of this leaflet for a complete list of ingredients.
• Other medicines or treatment for ED.

Storage :

Store Levitra at room temperature between 59 and 86 F(15 to 30 C). Keep Levitra and all medicines out of the reach of children. Notes : Do not give Levitra to other people, even if they have the same symptons that you have.