Levitra 5mg, 10mg, 20mg

Levitra contains vardenafil, a member of a class of medicines called phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors. They are used for the treatment of erectile dysfunction in adult men, a condition which implies difficulties in getting or keeping an erection.

Do not take Levitra:

• if you are allergic (hypersensitive) to vardenafil or any of the other ingredients listed in the patient information leaflet
• if you are taking medicines containing nitrates, such as glycerol trinitrate for angina, or nitric oxide donors, such as amyl nitrite
• if you are taking ritonavir or indinavir, medicines used to treat HIV infections
• if you are over 75 years of age and are taking ketoconazole or itraconazole, anti-fungal medicines
• if you have a severe heart or liver problem
• if you are having kidney dialysis
• if you have recently had a stroke or heart attack
• if you have or have had low blood pressure
• if your family has a history of degenerative eye diseases (such as retinitis pigmentosa)
• if you have ever had a condition involving loss of vision due to damage to the optic nerve from insufficient blood supply known as non-arteritic ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION)
• if you are taking riociguat - used to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension (i.e. high blood pressure in the lungs) and chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (i.e. high blood pressure in the lungs secondary to blood clots)

Levitra is not for use by women

You must tell your doctor if you are taking, have recently taken or might take other medicines, in particular:

• nitrates, medicines for angina, or nitric oxide donors, such as amyl nitrite
• medicine for the treatment of arrhythmias, such as quinidine, procainamide, amiodarone or sotalol
• ritonavir or indinavir, medicines for HIV
• ketoconazole or itraconazole, anti-fungal medicines
• erythromycin or clarithromycin, macrolide antibiotics
• alpha-blockers, a type of medicine used to treat high blood pressure and enlargement of the prostate (as benign prostatic hyperplasia)
• riociguat

• headache
• dizziness
• flushing
• blocked or runny nose
• indigestion

Other ED medications include Viagra (Sildenafil), Cialis and Spedra. Alternative treatments to ED medication include treating underlying physical or psychological causes, undergoing lifestyle changes, vacuum devices and surgical intervention.