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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 20 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Erectile dysfunction 15 7 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_none
Erectile Dysfunction 5 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Other 4 0
Raynaud's Disease 1 0
Difficulty with orgasm 1 0

See all 47 patients currently taking Tadalafil

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
2
Moderate
2
Mild
4
None
7

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

Headaches 2
Pain in lower back 1
Facial flushing 1
Chronic headaches 1
Rosacea 1
Hospitalization 1

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Tadalafil. See all 12 dosages

  2.5mg as needed 20mg as needed 10mg as needed 5mg as needed 10 mg weekly 20 mg every other week 2.5 mg daily 20 mg weekly 5 mg daily 40 mg weekly
  1 Number of Patients: 1 13 Number of Patients: 13 11 Number of Patients: 11 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 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 2   Did not seem to work: 25%
Expense 2   Expense: 25%
Side effects too severe 2   Side effects too severe: 25%
Other 2   Other: 25%

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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
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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
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Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Tadalafil

Always
7 47%
Usually
2 13%
Sometimes
5 33%
Never
1 7%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Tadalafil

Very
1 7%
Somewhat
1 7%
A little
5 33%
Not at all
8 53%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Tadalafil

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
1 9%
$50-99
4 36%
$25-49
5 45%
< $25
1 9%

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Report created on February 09, 2012.