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What is Tadalafil?

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.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Sexual dysfunction 19 5 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Erectile dysfunction 15 7 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_none
Erectile Dysfunction 11 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Other 4 0
Raynaud's Disease 1 0
Difficulty with orgasm 1 0

See all 49 patients currently taking Tadalafil

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 2
Moderate
 4
Mild
 4
None
 7

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Tadalafil

Headaches 2
Pain in lower back 1
Facial flushing 1
Migraine headaches 1
Chronic headaches 1
Sinus congestion 1
See all 9 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Tadalafil. See all 11 dosages ►

  20mg as needed 10mg as needed 5mg as needed 20 mg every other week 10 mg weekly 2.5 mg daily 20 mg weekly 5 mg daily 40 mg weekly 10 mg daily
  15 Number of Patients: 15 11 Number of Patients: 11 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Tadalafil (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 3   Did not seem to work: 27%
Expense 3   Expense: 27%
Other 3   Other: 27%
Side effects too severe 2   Side effects too severe: 18%

See all 11 patients who’ve stopped taking Tadalafil

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Tadalafil

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0

Stopped Taking Tadalafil

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Tadalafil

Always
 8 47%
Usually
 2 12%
Sometimes
 6 35%
Never
 1 6%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Tadalafil

Very
 1 6%
Somewhat
 1 6%
A little
 5 29%
Not at all
 10 59%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Tadalafil

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 1 8%
$50-99
 4 33%
$25-49
 5 42%
< $25
 2 17%

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Report created on May 26, 2012.