gu: counseling Flashcards
take after the same meal everyday
Tamsulosin
eat in a tamly (timely) manner
take 30 min after food
Tamsulosin (conconcurrent admin with food decr absorption)
take with or without meals
Finasteride, Dutasteride
capsule should be swallowed whole, do not chew/open/crush
Dutasteride, Tolterodine, Solifenacin
du (tol)erate (s)wallowing
pregnant women/women planning to become pregnant cannot come into contact with
Finasteride, Dutasteride
take on empty stomach
Sildenaphil, Vardenafil
viagra varvil, both start w/V
alex is always hungry
take Sildenaphil __ before activity
60 min
Tadalafil has __ dosing
once a day dosing
take Tadalafil __ before activity
30-60 min
take Vardenafil __ before activity
60 min
DDI with PDE5 inhib
- a-1 blockers and PDE5 inhib- both cause vasodilation
- nitrates and PDE5 inhib- both incr cGMP levels, sig incr hypotensive effects, fatal interxn
separate a-1 blockers and PDE5 inhib by
4 hours
separate Sildenaphil and PDE5 inhib by
24 hours
separate Vardenafil and PDE5 inhib by
24 hours
separate Tadalaphil and PDE5 inhib by
48 hours
25-30% incr success w/proper counseling
PDE5 inhib
on beer’s list
anticholinergics
anticholinergics, start with
lowest dose, titrate up after 2 weeks if inadequate symptom relief and min SEs