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Patients

Taking Cialis
12 Patients currently take Cialis
1 Patient stopped taking Cialis
Oneida Sex: M Sensation: Moderate Overall: None Cognition: none Vision: none Speech: none Swallowing: none Upper limb: none Walking: mild See profile Oneida since Feb 29, 2008
bgord Sex: M Sensation: Moderate Overall: Mild Cognition: mild Vision: none Speech: none Swallowing: moderate Upper limb: mild Walking: moderate See profile bgord since Nov 24, 2007

What is Cialis? Cialis is a brand name for the drug Tadalafil, a drug used to treat male erectile dysfunction (impotence). One advantage that Cialis has over Viagra is that tadalafil has a half-life of 17.5 hours (and thus Cialis is advertised to work for up to 36 hours). Cialis is a brand name owned by Lilly. Read more...

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Reasons Taken

13 patients in the community are taking or have taken Cialis.

Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Sexual dysfunction	11	84%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Cialis.

10 mg As needed	20 mg As needed	10 mg As needed	10 mg Daily
4	4	1	1

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Cialis or how long patients were taking Cialis before stopping.

Currently taking Cialis

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
1	1	1	1	1	5

Stopped taking Cialis

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

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

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 2 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Moderate	100%	2

Sexual dysfunction

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe	0%	0
Moderate	0%	0
Mild	0%	0
None	100%	2

Top reported side-effects include: Headache, Stomach pain, nose congestion

Summary results are based on 2 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (1 of 2)

bgord

Sex: M

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Mild

Cognition: mild

Vision: none

Speech: none

Swallowing: moderate

Upper limb: mild

Walking: moderate

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by bgord
Aug 25, 2008