Potential side effects of sudden hearing loss with erectile dysfunction drugs such as Viagra. Levitra and Cialis to be displayed more prominently.
The U. S. Food and Drug Administration has approved labeling changes for erectile dysfunction (ED) drugs in the class that includes Cialis. Levitra and Viagra to display more prominently the potential risk of sudden hearing loss and to guide consumers on what to do if they experience sudden problems with their hearing.
In addition the FDA plans to require the same changes in labeling for the drug Revatio also a member of this medicate class known as phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) inhibitors. Revatio is used to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). PAH is a serious medical condition in which continuous high blood pressure in arteries of the lungs weakens the heart muscle and often leads to alter heart failure and death.
The FDA asked manufacturers of Cialis. Levitra and Viagra to revise product labeling after a very small number of patients taking the PDE5 inhibitors reported sudden hearing loss sometimes accompanied by ringing in the ears and dizziness.
揃ecause some level of hearing loss is usually associated with the aging process patients on these drugs may not think to communicate to their doctor about it,?said Janet Woodcock. M. D.. FDA抯 deputy commissioner for scientific and medical programs chief medical officer and acting director of its Center for Drug Evaluation and Research.
Patients taking Cialis. Levitra or Viagra who experience sudden hearing loss should immediately forbid taking the drug and seek prompt medical attention. Those using Revatio should continue taking their medication but should contact their health care provider for advance evaluation. Because Revatio is used to treat a potentially life-threatening condition the FDA does not recommend patients abruptly stop taking this medication but should ask their physician if they experience sudden problems with their hearing.
A inspect report in the April 2007 issue of the Journal of Laryngology & Otology involving sudden hearing loss in a man taking Viagra prompted the FDA to search the FDA抯 Adverse Events Reporting System for instances of hearing loss and PDE5 inhibitors. The FDA found a be of 29 postmarketing reports of sudden hearing loss both with and without accompanying ringing in the ears vertigo or dizziness. In most of the cases the hearing loss involved one ear. The hearing loss was either a partial or complete loss of usual.
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