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VIAGRA®
Consumer Medicine Information
What is in this leaflet
It does not take the place of talking to 2. you are using amyl nitrite
3. you have heart or blood vessel
Before you take
problems that make sexual
intercourse inadvisable
4. you have suffered a heart
YOU MUST NOT TAKE
attack or stroke in the last 6
VIAGRA IF YOU ARE TAKING
ANY NITRATE MEDICATION.
IT MAY LEAD TO A SEVERE
5. you have severe liver problems
DROP IN YOUR BLOOD
6. your blood pressure is
If you have any concerns about
PRESSURE, WHICH MAY BE
unusually high or low or is not
taking this medicine, ask your
DIFFICULT TO TREAT.
effectively treated
doctor or pharmacist.
BECAUSE SEXUAL ACTIVITY
7. you have loss of vision in one or
Keep this leaflet with the medicine.
MAY PLACE A STRAIN ON
both eyes from an eye disease
YOUR HEART, YOUR DOCTOR
called non-arteritic anterior
WILL NEED TO CHECK
ischaemic optic neuropathy
WHETHER YOU ARE FIT
ENOUGH TO TAKE VIAGRA.
8. you have an eye disease called
What Viagra is used
retinitis pigmentosa
When you must not take it
9. you have an allergy to:
Do not take Viagra if:
1. you are being treated for
 any of the ingredients listed at the angina (chest pain) or other
heart conditions with certain
medicines called nitrates.
10. the packaging is torn or shows
signs of tampering, or does not
look quite right even if the
to get an erection in the natural way.
tablets may look alright
11. the expiry date on the pack has
Do not take more than one dose of
Viagra a day.
Before you start to take it
When to take it
Tell your doctor if:
Take your dose of Viagra about one hour before you intend to have sex.
You have any allergies to any other
medicines or any other substances
Viagra Tablets 25 mg, 50 mg or
such as foods, preservatives or
You have any other heart or blood
vessel problems.
You have previously had sudden
loss of eyesight in one or both eyes.
You have any of the following
medical conditions:
If you take too much
(Overdose)
If you take too much, you are more likely to experience side effects.
Ask your doctor or pharmacist, if
you are not sure if you are taking
Immediately telephone your doctor
any of these medicines.
or Poisons Information Centre
(telephone in Australia 13 11 26; in
New Zealand 0800 POISON or
0800 764 766) for advice if you
How to take Viagra
think that you or anyone else may
have taken too much Viagra. Do
this even if there are no signs of
discomfort.
You are receiving any other
Follow all directions given to you
treatment for impotence.
by your doctor and pharmacist
You have any other medical
carefully.
conditions.
While you are taking it
If you have not told your doctor or
information contained in this leaflet.
pharmacist about any of the above,
Things you must do
If you do not understand the
tell them before you start taking
instructions on the pack, ask your
doctor or pharmacist for help.
of eyesight in one or both eyes, experienced loss of hearing or have Taking other medicines
How much to take
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if
you are taking any other
medicines, including medicines you
If Viagra does not help you get an
buy without a prescription from a
erection or if your erection does
pharmacy, supermarket or health
not last long enough to complete
food shop.
sexual intercourse, tell your doctor.
Do not take Viagra if you are using
nitrate medicines for angina.
If you are about to start taking any
new medicines, especially nitrates,
tell your doctor and pharmacist
You may not get any of them.
that you are taking Viagra.
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if
See "Before you take Viagra" for a
you notice any of the following and
If you notice any other symptoms
list of common nitrate medications.
they worry you:
that worry you, check with your
Tell any other doctors, dentists and
pharmacists who are treating you
Ask your doctor or pharmacist if
that you are taking Viagra.
you don't understand anything in
this list.
Things you must not do
Do not use the drug amyl nitrite
(sometimes called "poppers")
After taking Viagra
while you are taking Viagra.
If you get an angina attack do not
Storage
take nitrate medicines to relieve
the pain but tell your doctor
Keep this medicine where children
immediately. Make sure your
 urinary tract infection (stinging or cannot reach it.
doctor knows you are taking
Do not give Viagra to anyone else,
even if they have the same
Keep Viagra in a cool; dry place
condition as you.
where the temperature stays below
30°C. Do not store it or any other
Things to be careful of
If any of the following happen, tell
medicine in the bathroom or near a
your doctor immediately or go to
Be careful drinking alcohol while
Accident and Emergency at your
taking Viagra.
nearest hospital:
Do not leave it in the car or on
windowsills.
impair the ability to get an erection.
Keep the tablets in their pack until
If you experience changes in vision,
it is time to take them. If you take
or dizziness, when taking Viagra,
your tablets out of the pack they
you should not drive or operate
will not keep as well.
machinery.
Disposal
If your doctor tells you to stop
Side effects
taking Viagra, or the tablets have
passed their expiry date, ask your
pharmacist what to do with any
left over.
Product description
What it looks like
Australian Registration
Viagra 100 mg - blue, rounded-diamond shaped tablets marked Numbers
Viagra tablets:
tablets. The 100 mg strength also comes in a box of 12 tablets.
Ingredients
Viagra tablets contain:
Active ingredients
Other ingredients
 microcrystalline cellulose
 calcium hydrogen phosphate
 croscarmellose sodium magnesium stearate hypromellose titanium dioxide lactose glycerol triacetate indigo carmine aluminium lake  PF0102.
Supplier

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