Before You Take Levitra
Make sure that you do not take Levitra in the following conditions unless recommended by the doctor: -
1.Because sexual activity may place a strain on your heart, your doctor will need to check whether you are fit enough to use Levitra.
2.Do not take Levitra if you are being treated for angina (chest pain) or other heart conditions with certain medicines called nitrates.Nitrate medicines include glyceryl tri-nitrate (also called nitroglycerine). These medicines can be sold under tradenames:
- Anginine tablets
- Glytrin Spray
- Minitran patches
- Nitrocor patches
- Nitro-Dur patches
- Nitroderm TTS patches
- Nitrolingual pump spray
- Rectogesic ointment
- Transiderm-Nitro patches
Other nitrate medicines include sodium nitroprusside, isosorbide mononitrate and isosorbide dinitrate. Isosorbide mononitrate tablets can be sold under tradenames:
- Corangin
- Duride
- Imdur Durules
- Imtrate SR
- ISMO 20
- Isomonit
- Monodur
- Isosorbide dinitrate tablets can be sold under tradenames:
- Coronex
- Isordil
- Sorbidin
There may be other tradenames, which are not listed here.Do not take Levitra if you are using the unapproved drug amyl nitrite. Amyl nitrite is also known as ‘poppers’, ‘amyl’ or ‘rush’.
3.Do not take Levitra if you are taking an alpha-blocker (a particular type of medicine used to treat an enlarged prostate or high blood pressure). Examples of alpha-blockers are terazosin, tamsulosin, and prazosin.
4. You should not use Levitra together with other treatments for erectile dysfunction.
5. Do not take Levitra if you have an allergy to Vardenafil or other Phosphodiesterase Type 5 inhibitors, or any of the ingredients in Levitra tablets mentioned at this site. Some of the symptoms of an allergic reaction may include skin rash, itching, or difficulty breathing.
6. Do not give Levitra to children, growing adolescents or women.
7. Do not take your Levitra tablets after the expiry date printed on the pack. The Expiry date is marked on the strip of tablets as well as on the label of the carton.
8. Do not take your tablets if the packaging is torn or shows sign of tampering.
So before you start to take LEVITRA
Tell your doctor if you:
- have any allergies to Vardenafil or any other ingredients in Levitra tablets, or to any other medicines that you have used in the past, or to any other substances such as food, preservatives or dyes
- have any heart or blood vessel problems
- have ever suffered a heart attack or stroke
- have any kidney or liver problems
- have leukemia (cancer of the blood cells)
- have multiple myeloma (a cancer of the bone marrow)
- have any disease or deformity of your penis
- have low blood pressure
- have sickle cell anaemia
- have stomach ulcers
- have a serious eye condition called retinitis pigmentosa
- are receiving any other treatment for impotence
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- by drjamal
- posted at 4:25 pm
- October 12, 2008