Tadacip Tablet: Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Precautions and Alternates

Quick overview

Tadacip Tablet contains Tadalafil, a medicine from the PDE5 inhibitor class. It is used to treat erectile dysfunction and to relieve urinary symptoms caused by benign prostatic hyperplasia (enlarged prostate gland) in men. It works by relaxing blood vessels and muscles to improve blood flow and ease urinary symptoms. It is available as a tablet and should be used exactly as directed.

What is Tadacip Tablet

Tadacip is a medicine used to treat erectile dysfunction and urinary symptoms caused by an enlarged prostate gland (benign prostatic hyperplasia) in men.

Tadacip Tablet uses

• Erectile dysfunction
• Urinary symptoms caused by benign prostatic hyperplasia (enlarged prostate)

Benefits of Tadacip Tablet

• Improves blood flow to treat impotence
• Longer window for sexual activity
• Enhances overall sexual performance
• Used in managing pulmonary arterial hypertension

How Tadacip Tablet works

Tadalafil belongs to a group of medicines called PDE5 inhibitors. It relaxes blood vessels in the penis so more blood can flow in, which helps you get and keep an erection when you are sexually aroused. It also relaxes muscles in the prostate gland and bladder, which can ease urinary symptoms from an enlarged prostate.

Tadacip Tablet dosage

Tadacip can be taken with or without food. For erectile dysfunction, take it at least 30 to 60 minutes before anticipated sexual activity; it only works if you are sexually stimulated. Do not take more than once a day. When taking the once-a-day option, try to take it at approximately the same time each day to keep it working. Swallow the tablet whole with a full glass of water; do not crush or split it.

If you miss a dose of the once-daily version, take it as soon as you remember, but if it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed one and go back to your normal schedule — do not double up. Do not take this medicine together with any other erectile dysfunction treatment.

Available forms and strengths

• Tablet

Side effects of Tadacip Tablet

Common

• Headache or migraine
• Nausea or vomiting
• Diarrhoea
• Facial flushing
• Stuffy or blocked nose
• Dizziness
• Pain in the arms, legs, and back
• Indigestion or heartburn
• Muscle pain
• Chest pain
• Increased heart beat
• Tiredness (fatigue)
• Stomach pain
• Allergic reactions such as skin rash, swelling of the face, and hives
• Sweating
• Infection
• Sore throat and discomfort when swallowing
• Red eyes, eye pain, and swollen eyelids
• Blurred vision
• Bleeding nose

Serious

• Decrease or loss of vision
• Change in colour vision
• Decrease or loss of hearing, sometimes with ringing in the ears and dizziness
• Prolonged and painful erection lasting longer than 4 hours
• Chest pain during or after sexual activity
• Seizures

Warnings and precautions

• This medicine is not meant for use in pregnant women. Check with your doctor if you are pregnant or intend to become pregnant.
• This medicine is not meant for use in breastfeeding women. Talk to your doctor if you are breastfeeding or intend to breastfeed.
• Tell your doctor if you have kidney problems, since your dose may need to be adjusted.
• Tell your doctor if you have liver problems. Use caution and your doctor may want to monitor your liver function.
• Avoid drinking large amounts of alcohol while taking this medicine, as it can lower your blood pressure and cause dizziness, lightheadedness, fainting, or changes in heart rate. Drinking alcohol may also affect your ability to get an erection.
• Be careful when driving or using machines until you know how this medicine affects you.
• Do not use this medicine if you are allergic to tadalafil or any of its ingredients.
• Do not take this medicine if you are also taking nitrate medicines or amyl nitrite (often used for chest pain or heart conditions), as it can dangerously increase their effects.
• Sexual activity can put extra strain on the heart, so caution is needed if you have heart problems, have had a heart attack in the last 3 months, or a stroke in the last 6 months.
• Do not use if you have unusually high or low blood pressure that is not properly controlled, or if you have lost vision in one eye due to a condition called NAION.
• Tell your doctor about other medical conditions such as blood vessel problems, sickle cell anaemia, multiple myeloma, leukaemia, or any deformation of the penis.
• Do not take this medicine together with any other erectile dysfunction treatment.
• People aged 75 and over have a higher chance of side effects like dizziness and diarrhoea, so tell your doctor if this applies to you.

Storage

• Keep your tablets in the original pack until it is time to take them
• Store below 25°C in a cool, dry place away from moisture, heat, or sunlight
• Do not store in the bathroom or near a sink, and do not leave it on a window sill or in the car
• Keep the medicine where children cannot reach it
• If you no longer need the medicine or it is out of date, take it to a pharmacy for safe disposal
• Do not use this medicine after the expiry date

When to see a doctor

If you feel chest pain during or after sexual activity, stop what you are doing, sit up, and lean forward, then get medical help right away.

Get medical help immediately if you have an erection that lasts longer than 4 hours, as this needs urgent treatment.

Seek urgent medical attention if you notice sudden loss or decrease in hearing (sometimes with ringing in the ears and dizziness), loss of vision in one or both eyes, or seizures.

If you think you have taken too much of this medicine, seek urgent medical attention even if you feel fine, by contacting your doctor, your local poison control center, or going to the emergency department of your nearest hospital.

Alternatives

• Udenafil
• Avanafil
• Vardenafil
• Sildenafil