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. 2019 Mar 14;7(2):177–183. doi: 10.1016/j.esxm.2019.01.004

Table 3.

Previous treatment by pharmacologic name, dosage, and number of pills/tries for erectile dysfunction.

Relative frequency, % (n)
Pharmacologic name
 Sildenafil 42.1% (16)
 Avanafil 23.6% (9)
 Tadalafil 26.3% (10)
 Vardenafil 18.4% (7)
 Alprostadil cream 5.2% (2)
PDE5i dosage
 Highest 45.2% (14)
 Intermediate 35.5% (11)
 Lowest 19.3% (6)
Reason for referral
 Lack of efficacy of PDE5i 97.4% (37)
 Adverse effect of PDE5i 2.6% (1)

PDE5i = phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitor.