Table 3.
Previous treatment by pharmacologic name, dosage, and number of pills/tries for erectile dysfunction.
Relative frequency, % (n) | |
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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.