Product Name: Caverject
Active Ingredient: Aprostadil
Packaging and contents form: 10mcg or 20mcg
Manufacturer: Pfizer
Country of Origin: New Zealand

Alprostadil is used to treat erectile dysfunction (impotence) and helps diagnose certain causes of this disorder. Caverject is only designed for male adults with erectile disorders due to vasculogenic, neurogenic, psychogenic or mixed aetiology.


Dosage & Administration Information:
A Caverject dose must be individualized for each patient by careful titration under medical supervision. Note that if the duration of erection is longer than one hour, the dose should be reduced. Most of the patients reported a satisfactory result with a dosage around 10 to 20 micrograms. In case the patient is on self-injection, it is recommended that he consults his physician or doctor approximately every three month. If you like to involve your partner in giving or preparing your injection, you should talk to your doctor about how to train your partner. Highly likely he will assist in training him. Never forget to wash your hands and dry them on a clean towel. If your partner likes to be helpful in giving the injection, of course they should wash their hand as well.


How does Caverject work:
Caverject Impulse is responsible for the relaxation of blood vessels. It promotes blood-flow into your penis, after a caverject-injection along the penile shaft and thus causes an erection.


Side Effects:
As it occurs with any other medication, there exist a few side effects, which might appear during the application with caverject. You might not experience any adverse reactions. Nonetheless, in case you do notice any side effects, please contact your doctor or physician as soon as possible. The following symptoms belong to caverjects adverse reactions:

• Urethral burning
• Increased heart rate
• Penile pain
• Penile fibrosis
• Headache
• Prolonged erection
• Low blood pressure
• Injection site reaction
• Flushing
• Apnea
• Dizziness
• Fever
• Testicular pain
• Back pain
• Pelvic pain
• Urethral bleeding

Precautions:

• Inform your doctor if sexual activity is inadvisable or contraindicated
• One should not use caverject Impulse if one is predisposed to priapism
• Do not use this drug if you are pregnant or breastfeeding

Further Information:
Note, that caverject offers no protection against sexually transmitted diseases, such as the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and others. Therefore it is important that the patient arranges protection and uses condoms while having sexual intercourse.