Uses, Dosage & Side Effects: Sildenafil Citrate Tablet

Sildenafil Citrate Tablet

Generic nameSildenafil
Drug classPhosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) inhibitor
FormsTablet, Oral film, Oral suspension (liquid), Injection, Powder for suspension

Sildenafil is a prescription medicine used to treat erectile dysfunction in men and pulmonary arterial hypertension (high blood pressure in the blood vessels of the lungs) in adults and some children.

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