agents for mens health

sildenafil (viagra) drug class

pde5 inhibitor

sildenafil therapeutic uses

girl what its straight up known for

pulmonary arterial hypertension

sildenafil contraindictaions

men taking vasodilators and nitrates

sildenafil moa

inhibits pde5 and reserves cgmp levels

sildenafil drug interactions

nitrates, alpha blockers, and cyp3a4 metabolized drugs

finastide moa

acts in repoductive tissue to inhibit 5-alpha-reductase → promotes the regression of the prostate epithelial tissue

proscar contraindications

pregnant women or women who may become pregnant (teratogenic to the male fetus)

alpha one adrenergic antagonists

terazosin and tamsulosin

alpha 1 adrenergic antagonists moa

blockade of alpha 1 adrenergic receptors relaxes the smooth muscle in the bladder, prostate capsule, and prostatic urethra

what is the main difference between 5-alpha and alpha-1 medications?

alpha-1 does not reduce the size of the prostate but helps with increased urinary flow

5-alpha helps to reduce the size of the prostate