Kohagra

Kohagra

sildenafil

Manufacturer:

Centurion Lab

Distributor:

Tobie Pharma
Concise Prescribing Info
Contents
Sildenafil citrate
Indications/Uses
Management of erectile dysfunction & pulmonary arterial HTN.
Dosage/Direction for Use
50 mg approx 1 hr before sexual activity, may be increased to 100 mg or decreased to 25 mg. Max recommended dose & dosing frequency: 100 mg once daily.
Administration
May be taken with or without food.
Contraindications
Hypersensitivity. Not indicated for use in women. Co-administration w/ nitric oxide donors or nitrates in any form.
Special Precautions
Potential cardiac risk for sexual activity in patients w/ pre-existing CV disease; who have suffered MI, stroke or life-threatening arrhythmia w/in last mth; w/ resting hypotension (BP <90/50) or HTN (BP >170/110); cardiac failure or CAD causing unstable angina; retinitis pigmentosa. Care in patients w/ anatomical deformation of penis or haematological disorders that may predispose to priapism. Patients who experience dizziness or visual disturbances should not drive or operate machine. Patients w/ hepatic or severe renal impairment.
Adverse Reactions
Headache, flushing, dyspepsia. Visual disturbances (eg, blurred vision, photophobia, chromatopsia, cyanopsia, eye irritation, pain & redness of the eyes); dizziness, insomnia, anxiety, vertigo, epistaxis, nasal congestion, pyrexia, GI disturbances (eg, diarrhea & vomiting); priapism; skin rashes, erythema, alopecia, limb &/or back pain, myalgia, facial oedema, fluid retention, paraesthenia, UTI; dyspnoea, cough, rhinitis, sinusitis, bronchitis & cellulitis.
Drug Interactions
May potentiate hypotensive effects of organic nitrates. May enhance hypotensive effects of nicorandil. Symptomatic hypotension may occur when given w/ α-blockers. Drugs that inhibit cytochrome P450 isoenzyme CYP3A4 (eg, cimetidine, delavirdine, erythromycin, itraconazole & ketoconazole) may reduce PDE5 clearance. Plasma conc are significantly increased by HIV-PIs, & particularly by ritonavir-booster regimens. Grapefruit may increase plasma conc. CYP3A4 inducers (eg, rifampicin) likely to decrease plasma conc.
MIMS Class
Drugs for Erectile Dysfunction & Ejaculatory Disorders
ATC Classification
G04BE03 - sildenafil ; Belongs to the class of drugs used in erectile dysfunction.
Presentation/Packing
Form
Kohagra FC tab 100 mg
Packing/Price
4's (P480/box)
Form
Kohagra FC tab 25 mg
Packing/Price
4's (P172/box)
Form
Kohagra FC tab 50 mg
Packing/Price
4's (P312/box)