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What is Tadalafil?

Category: Prescription Drugs

Most popular types: Cialis Adcirca

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Tadalafil is a generic name for Adcirca™ used in the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension to improve exercise ability. It is also available as Cialis® for the treatment of erectile dysfunction.

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Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Erectile dysfunction 170 28
Sexual dysfunction 29 30
Erectile dysfunction 25 27
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension 23 3
Benign prostatic hyperplasia 7 2
Pulmonary hypertension 7 3

Show all 38 reasons taken

  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
See all 477 patients that have taken Tadalafil

Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 5
Moderate 13
Mild 14
None 47

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Tadalafil

Side effect Patients Percentage
Headaches 5
Pain in lower back 3
Sinus congestion 3
Facial flushing 2
Pain in leg(s) 2
Abdominal bloating 1

Show all 22 reported side effects

Why patients stopped taking Tadalafil

Multiple reasons could be selected

Reason Patients Percentage
Expense 12
Did not seem to work 10
Other 8
Side effects too severe 3
Change in health plan coverage 2
Course of treatment ended 1
Doctor's advice 1
See all 32 patients who've stopped taking Tadalafil

Duration

Stopped taking Tadalafil

Duration Patients Percentage
Less than 1 month 7
1 - 6 months 5
6 months - 1 year 3
1 - 2 years 8
2 - 5 years 7
5 - 10 years 2
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 42
Usually 18
Sometimes 17
Never taken as prescribed 2
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 3
Somewhat hard to take 5
A little hard to take 16
Not at all hard to take 55
Cost per month
Cost per month Evaluations Percentage
$200+ 6
$100-199 14
$50-99 19
$25-49 10
< $25 8
Not specified 22

What people switch to and from

Patients started taking Tadalafil after stopping:

Treatment Patients Percentage
Sildenafil (Viagra) 15
Tamsulosin (Flomax) 2
Vardenafil (Levitra) 2
Ambrisentan (Letairis) 1
Avanafil (Stendra) 1

Patients stopped taking Tadalafil and switched to:

Treatment Patients Percentage
Sildenafil (Viagra) 3
Fluoxetine (Prozac) 1
Tamsulosin (Flomax) 1
TriMix 1
Tri-mix Injection 1

Show all 7 treatments patients report switching to

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7 patient evaluations for Tadalafil

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Nov 16, 2016 (Started Jul 04, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for frequent urination)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Cost: $25-49 monthly

May 15, 2014 (Started Jul 04, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for frequent urination)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 5 mg M,W,F
Cost: $25-49 monthly

Dec 4, 2011 (Started Jul 04, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for frequent urination)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 5 mg Daily
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Cost: $25-49 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 15, 2015 (Started Oct 04, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for sexual dysfunction)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: As needed
  • 0 helpful marks

Nov 8, 2014 (Started Jan 01, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for erectile dysfunction)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for erectile dysfunction)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: As needed
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Cost: $25-49 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks
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