sildenafil
noun
Note: Sildenafil is marketed under the trademarks Revatio and Viagra.
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Phuoc Anh (anne) Nguyen, Pharmd, Ms, Verywell Health, 12 Aug. 2024
Authorities said investigators from the Department of Consumer Protection also allegedly found these violations: Sale of foreign prescription pharmaceuticals, including sildenafil used to treat erectile dysfunction and ampicillin, and an antibiotic used to manage and treat bacterial infections.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2024
Also, researchers are currently testing a topical sildenafil in clinical trials to improve arousal and orgasm in people with clitorises, Streicher said.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 21 Mar. 2024
Visits cost $59, but doses of 50 mg sildenafil or 5 mg tadalafil go for as little as $0.50 per dose.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 19 Sep. 2023
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“Sildenafil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sildenafil. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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sildenafil
noun
Note: Sildenafil inhibits a phosphodiesterase enzyme that degrades cyclic GMP. Higher levels of cyclic GMP in the body promote relaxation of smooth muscle, which allows for increased blood flow to the lungs to lower blood pressure and to the corpus cavernosum to produce an erection during sexual arousal. Sildenafil is marketed under the trademark Viagra to treat erectile dysfunction and under the trademark Revatio to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension.
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