Table 1.
Characteristics of patient medication reviews.
| Demographic | Sildenafil (N=463), n (%) | Tadalafil (N=919), n (%) | |||
| Gender |
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Male | 445 (96.1) | 869 (94.6) | ||
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Female | 7 (1.5) | 16 (1.7) | ||
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Not available | 11 (2.4) | 34 (3.7) | ||
| Age (years) |
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19-44 | 124 (26.8) | 225 (24.5) | ||
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45-64 | 257 (55.5) | 559 (60.8) | ||
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≥65 | 82 (17.7) | 135 (14.7) | ||
| Time on medication |
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<1 month | 163 (35.2) | 448 (48.7) | ||
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1 month to <1 year | 141 (30.5) | 240 (26.1) | ||
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≥1 year | 150 (32.4) | 187 (20.3) | ||
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Not available | 9 (1.9) | 44 (4.8) | ||
| Reasons for taking medications (WebMD)a |
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Inability to have an erection | 166 (81.8) | 253 (73.8) | ||
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Increased pressure of pulmonary circulation | 5 (2.4) | 5 (1.5) | ||
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Pulmonary arterial hypertension | 2 (1.0) | 1 (0.3) | ||
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Enlarged prostate | —b | 22 (6.4) | ||
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Enlarged prostate with urination problems | —b | 10 (2.9) | ||
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Other | 30 (14.8) | 52 (15.2) | ||
| Reviewer type (WebMD)a |
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Caregiver | 3 (1.5) | 13 (3.8) | ||
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Patient | 189 (93.1) | 311 (90.7) | ||
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Not available | 11 (5.4) | 19 (5.5) | ||
| Year |
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2001-2004 | 21 (4.5) | —b | ||
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2005-2009 | 201 (43.4) | 343 (37.3) | ||
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2010-2014 | 179 (38.7) | 424 (46.1) | ||
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2015-2019 | 62 (13.4) | 152 (16.5) | ||
aOnly the reviews posted on WebMD have this information.
bNot available.