What VIAGRA CONNECT is
VIAGRA CONNECT contains the active substance sildenafil, which belongs to a group of medicines
called phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) inhibitors. It works by relaxing the blood vessels in your
penis, allowing blood to flow into your penis when you get sexually excited and causing an erection.
VIAGRA CONNECT will only help you to get an erection if you are sexually excited (stimulated).
What VIAGRA CONNECT is used for
VIAGRA CONNECT is a treatment for men aged 18 years and older with erectile dysfunction.
Erectile dysfunction, also known as impotence, is an inability to achieve or maintain an erection that is
firm enough to have sex. Erections depend on many different factors, including proper blood flow to
the penis. Reduced blood flow to the penis may cause erectile dysfunction. Erectile dysfunction can
affect men differently. Some cannot achieve an erection. Others may achieve an erection, but not firm
enough for having sex or they may lose the erection before or during sex.
Warnings
Do not take VIAGRA CONNECT if you:
• do not have an erection problem
• take any nitrate medicine for chest pain or heart failure
• take amyl nitrite, so called “poppers” as recreational drugs
• take riociguat (or other guanylate cyclase stimulators) for high blood pressure in the lungs
• take ritonavir for the treatment of HIV
• have been advised by your doctor to avoid sexual activity because of a problem with your heart or blood vessels
• have a severe heart problem such as a recent heart attack or stroke (within the last 6 months),
unstable angina (chest pain) or severe cardiac failure (reduced pumping capacity of the heart)
• have a severe liver problem
• have low blood pressure (below 90/50 mmHg) which can cause symptoms such as tiredness, dizziness, light-headedness, feeling sick, clammy skin, depression, loss of consciousness, or blurry vision
• have ever had severe vision loss because of nerve damage in the eyes, such as non-arteritic
anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy (NAION); or have a rare inherited eye disease, such as retinitis pigmentosa
• have a deformed penis
• are a woman
• are under 18 years of age
• are allergic to sildenafil or any of the other ingredients of this medicine
Directions
Always take this medicine exactly as described in this leaflet or as your pharmacist or doctor have told
you. Check with your pharmacist or doctor if you are not sure
• Take 1 tablet, as needed, approximately 1 hour before sexual activity.
• Swallow the tablet whole with water.
• Do not take more than 1 tablet a day.
VIAGRA CONNECT will only help you achieve an erection if you are sexually aroused. You and your
partner should engage in foreplay just as you would if you were not taking a medicine for erectile
dysfunction.
The amount of time this medicine takes to work varies from person to person, but it normally takes
between 30 to 60 minutes. You may take it up to 4 hours before sexual activity.
Relax and be patient if VIAGRA CONNECT does not help you the first time. You can try again later but
remember you can only take 1 tablet a day. For most men, VIAGRA CONNECT will work the first or
second time they try it. If it has been some time since you were able to get or keep an erection, it may
take a couple of attempts before you achieve the desired effect. Talk to your doctor if you have tried
VIAGRA CONNECT, and are still not able to get and keep an erection.
If you feel the effect of VIAGRA CONNECT is too strong, talk to your pharmacist or doctor.
Ingredients
The active substance is sildenafil. Each tablet contains 50 mg of sildenafil (as citrate).
The other ingredients are:
Tablet core: microcrystalline cellulose, calcium hydrogen phosphate (anhydrous), croscarmellose
sodium and magnesium stearate
Film coat: hypromellose, titanium dioxide (E 171), lactose, triacetin and indigo carmine aluminium lake (E 132)
Side Effects
Very common (may affect more than 1 in 10 people):
• headache
Common (may affect up to 1 in 10 people):
• nausea, indigestion, stuffy nose, dizziness
• facial flushing, hot flush (a sudden feeling of heat in your upper body)
• colour tinge to vision, blurred vision, visual disturbance
Uncommon (may affect up to 1 in 100 people):
• vomiting, upper abdominal pain, acid reflux (including heartburn)
• skin rash, pain in the arms or legs, nosebleed, feeling hot, feeling tired (fatigue)
• eye irritation, bloodshot eyes/red eyes, eye pain, seeing flashes of light, visual brightness, light sensitivity, watery eyes
• pounding heartbeat, rapid heartbeat
• high blood pressure
• low blood pressure (typical signs are dizziness, fainting, blurred vision, nausea and tiredness)
• muscle pain, feeling sleepy, reduced sense of touch, vertigo, ringing in the ears
• dry mouth, blocked or stuffy sinuses, inflammation of the lining of the nose (can be experienced as runny nose, sneezing and stuffy nose)
• presence of blood in urine
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