Mevitra 20 Mg
Information About Mevitra 20 Mg
About Mevitra 20 Mg
Medicine Brand Mevitra 20 mg is manufactured by Maiden Pharmaceuticals Limited and mainly contents the generic drug Vardenafil.
Pakaging
10 Tablet
Active Ingredients For Mevitra 20 Mg
Vardenafil 20 mg
Diseases List For Which Mevitra 20 Mg Is Prescribed
This Drug Is Prescribed For For erectile dysfunction
Other Significations For Mevitra 20 Mg
This Medication Vardenafil is an oral drug that is used to treat impotence the inability to attain or maintain a penile erection It has a that is similar to sildenafil Viagra and tadalafil Cialis Penile erection is caused by the engorgement of the penis with blood This engorgement occurs when the blood vessels delivering blood to the penis increase in size and increase the delivery of blood to the penis At the same time the blood vessels carrying blood away from the penis decrease in size and decrease the removal of blood from the penis Sexual stimulation that leads to the engorgement and erection causes the production and release of nitric oxide in the penis Nitric oxide then activates the enzyme guanylate cyclase to produce cyclic guanosine monophosphate cGMP The cGMP is primarily responsible for increasing and decreasing the size of the blood vessels carrying blood to and from the penis respectively Vardenafil prevents an enzyme called phosphodiesterase5 PDE5 from destroying cGMP so that cGMP persists longer The longer cGMP persists the more prolonged the engorgement of the penis Vardenafil was approved by the FDA in August 23
Precautions To Be Taken Before Mevitra 20 Mg
The breakdown and elimination of vardenafil from the body is inhibited by erythromycin clarithromycin Biaxin ketoconazole Nizoral itraconazole Sporanox indinavir Crixivan ritonavir Norvir atazanavir Reyataz grapefruit juice Therefore these drugs increase the concentration of vardenafil in the blood and should not be combined with vardenafil Vardenafil reduces the concentration of ritonavir and indinavir and may reduce the effect these drugs Vardenafil increases heart rate and also exaggerates blood pressure lowering effects of nitrates for example nitroglycerine In patients with chest pain angina particularly those who take nitrates vardenafil can cause chest pain by increasing heart rate and lowering blood pressure Therefore patients with angina should not use vardenafil Vardenafil also exaggerates the blood pressure lowering effects of alphablocking drugs for example terazosin Hytrin and should not be used by individuals who also use alphablockers Vardenafil also adds to the blood pressure reducing effect of other medications
Major Conditions And Care
Pregnancy And Mevitra 20 Mg
Can We Take Mevitra 20 Mg During Pregnancy?
Pregnancy Class : C Animal reproduction studies have shown an adverse effect on the fetus and there are no adequate and wellcontrolled studies in humans but potential benefits may warrant use of the drug in pregnant women despite potential risks
Lactation And Mevitra 20 Mg
Can We Use Mevitra 20 Mg During Lactation
Lactation Class L4 There is positive evidence of risk to a breastfed infant or to breastmilk production but the benefits of use in breastfeeding mothers may be acceptable despite the risk to the infant eg if the drug is needed in a lifethreatening situation or for a serious disease for which safer drugs cannot be used or are ineffective
Side Effects Of Mevitra 20 Mg
Nausea stomach upset skin rash acute toxicity