Tadalafil

Pronounced tah-DAL-ah-fil

Brand names: Cialis, Adcirca

Type: PDE5 inhibitor · All Heart & Blood Pressure Medicines

What Tadalafil is used for

  • Erectile dysfunction
  • Enlarged prostate symptoms
  • Pulmonary arterial hypertension

◆ Kidney note

Dose is lowered when kidney function is significantly reduced.

Common side effects

  • Headache
  • Indigestion
  • Back pain
  • Muscle aches
  • Flushing

Important cautions

  • Must never be combined with nitrates such as nitroglycerin — the combination can cause a dangerous drop in blood pressure
  • Sudden vision or hearing loss is rare but needs emergency care

How it comes

Tablets. This guide lists forms only — it never lists strengths or doses.

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Please note: This page is a patient-education summary, not medical advice, and it deliberately contains no doses. Medicines affect everyone differently — always follow your own prescription and talk to your doctor or pharmacist before starting, stopping or changing any medicine.