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Use of phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors by college students.
- Source :
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Revista de saude publica [Rev Saude Publica] 2008 Oct; Vol. 42 (5), pp. 965-7. Date of Electronic Publication: 2008 Aug 21. - Publication Year :
- 2008
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Abstract
- The objective of this study was to identify the use of phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors among university students from the city of Sao Paulo (SP) in Brazil. Male students (n=350) replied to a questionnaire about diagnosis of erectile dysfunction, the frequency and reason for the use of phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors, the specific medication used, whether their use was accompanied by a medical prescription and any reported side-effects. The results shows that a total of 53 (14.7%) students had already used this kind of medication without a prescription or medical diagnosis for erectile dysfunction, of which 53% reported using sildenafil, 37% tadalafil and 10% vardenafil. The main adverse side-effects reported were headache (23%) and flushing (10%) and the main reasons for using the inhibitor were curiosity (70%) and erectile improvement (12%).
- Subjects :
- Adolescent
Adult
Brazil
Carbolines therapeutic use
Humans
Imidazoles therapeutic use
Male
Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors adverse effects
Piperazines therapeutic use
Purines therapeutic use
Self Medication psychology
Sildenafil Citrate
Students psychology
Sulfones therapeutic use
Tadalafil
Triazines therapeutic use
Vardenafil Dihydrochloride
Vasodilator Agents adverse effects
Young Adult
Erectile Dysfunction drug therapy
Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors therapeutic use
Self Medication statistics & numerical data
Students statistics & numerical data
Vasodilator Agents therapeutic use
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English; Portuguese
- ISSN :
- 1518-8787
- Volume :
- 42
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Revista de saude publica
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 18797570