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What is Alprostadil?

Alprostadil is a vasodilator that is used to treat certain types of erectile dysfunction (impotence; inability to get or keep an erection) in men. It is also used as a temporary maintenance of patency of ductus arteriosus in neonates with ductal-dependent congenital heart disease.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Erectile Dysfunction 2 0
Erectile dysfunction 2 0
Support quality of life 1 1 Efficacy_major

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 0
None
 1

Reported Dosages

  1,000mcg as needed 10mcg as needed 20mcg as needed 150 mcg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Alprostadil (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 1   Other: 100%

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

Currently Taking Alprostadil

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

Stopped Taking Alprostadil

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

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Alprostadil

Always
 1 100%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Alprostadil

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 1 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Alprostadil

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 1 100%

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Report created on May 27, 2012.