Abstract This paper explains that, decades ago, erectile dysfunction was a condition only whispered about; today, however, it has become a household word due to public awareness campaigns and media advertisements of both prescription and over-the-counter drugs. It looks at the number of drugs available for treating erectile dysfunction, including Viagra, MUSE, Caverject, Edex, Yohimbine, Cialis, Uprima, and Levitra; several devices, such as vacuum erection devices and the Actis venous flow controller device; and mixtures of injectable medications, such as prostaglandin E1, papaverine, and phentolamine.
From the Paper "Uprimal is a sublingual dopaminergic agonist that acts in the central nervous system within ten to twenty-five minutes with peak serum level of forty-four minutes and a serum half-life of approximately two and a half hours (Gaines 2003). The dosage is 2 to 4 mg in tablet form and can be repeated every eight hours (Gaines 2003). This drug was effective in clinical trials in men with moderate to severe ED, many of whom had multiple medical problems, and was generally tolerated, with mild nausea being the most common but infrequent side effect (Gaines 2003). Syncope was rarely reported and there have been no reports of cardiac death (Gaines 2003)."
