Impotence-Drug Users’ Reports of Blindness are Examined | WSJ | 5.27.05
WASHINGTON — Federal health officials are probing reports of blindness among dozens of men who used Pfizer Inc.’s Viagra and other impotence drugs — but at the same time cautioning that the vision loss can be linked to the same illnesses that lead to impotence.
The Food and Drug Administration disclosed Friday that it was in discussions with the makers of Viagra, Cialis and Levitra about what the labels of those drugs should say about the rare cases of varying degrees of vision loss, including blindness. The maker of Cialis already has voluntarily added a one-line mention to its label.…
Medical Warning: if you have blindness lasting for more than four hours, consult a physician.
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Ha ha ha. Many on sildenafil are so focused on getting an erection and would not care if you told them that it might cause blindness. I have had several patients ask me to discontinue their nitrates (including ISDN) so that they could get sildenafil. I work in the VA system where there is scrutiny of all rx’d meds; you can’t prescribe sildenafil to someone on nitrates.
Ha ha ha. Many on sildenafil are so focused on getting an erection and would not care if you told them that it might cause blindness. I have had several patients ask me to discontinue their nitrates (including ISDN) so that they could get sildenafil. I work in the VA system where there is scrutiny of all rx'd meds; you can't prescribe sildenafil to someone on nitrates.