Safety Information Warning Precautions

Before you begin therapy, you should discuss your medical history in detail with your health care provider. Allergies if any, to both food items and medications must be clearly mentioned.

Include complete details about over-the-counter medications, herbal pills, dietary supplements and prescription drugs.

Conditions under which you should avoid using Intagra

Is vigorous exercise restricted to you because of cardiac health?

Intagra is a used to provide an erection when sexually stimulated. So, usage of the drug is restricted if you have a history of heart problems like arrhythmic disorders, heart attack or stroke.

If you notice any symptoms like, chest, shoulder, neck, or jaw pain; numbness of an arm or leg; severe dizziness, headache, nausea, stomach pain, or vomiting; fainting; or vision changes, while indulging in sexual activity or any other vigorous exercise, then stop doing it immediately. Seek emergency medical care for it might be signs of a heart attack.

Intagra must also be avoided if one or more of the following conditions apply to you:

Liver disease
Kidney disease (or if you are on dialysis)
A blood cell disorder such as sickle cell anemia, multiple myeloma, or leukemia
A bleeding disorder such as hemophilia
A stomach ulcer; retinitis pigmentosa (an inherited condition of the eye), a physical deformity of the penis (such as Peyronie's disease)

Alcohol Usage & Medication

Usage of alcoholic beverages is generally not recommended while taking the medication because alcohol is a muscle relaxant.

Some patients also experience mild giddiness or drowsiness when they first use Intagra. This will stop occurring once the body gets used to the medication.

If you experience this, then you must avoid undertaking tasks that require an alert mind. Driving, handling heavy machinery etc should be avoided.

If you feel giddy or drowsy, then sit or lie down immediately till the feeling passes off..

Medications that can cause reactions with Intagra

Intagra can react adversely when taken simultaneously with certain medications. The reactions can be mild in nature or extremely severe.

These medications include:

Nitrates in any form (Ointments, patches, pills). This includes any and all medications containing nitrates including Nitrostat, Nitrolingual, Nitro-Dur, Nitro-Bid, Minitran, Deponit, Transderm-Nitro, Dilatrate-SR, Isordil, Sorbitrate, sosorbide mononitrate (Imdur, ISMO, Monoket).
Recreational pills called poppers.
Bosentan (Tracleer);
A blood thinner such as warfarin (Coumadin);
Cimetidine (Tagamet, Tagamet HB);
An antibiotic such as erythromycin (E-Mycin, Eryc, Ery-Tab) or clarithromycin (Biaxin);
Doxazosin (Cardura), prazosin (Minipress), Terazosin (Hytrin);
HIV medicines such as amprenavir (Agenerase), tipranavir (Aptivus), darunavir (Prezista), efavirenz (Sustiva), nevirapine (Viramune), indinavir (Crixivan), saquinavir (Invirase, Fortovase), lopinavirritonavir (Kaletra), fosamprenavir (Lexiva), ritonavir (Norvir), atazanavir (Reyataz), or nelfinavir (Viracept);
An antifungal medication such as itraconazole (Sporanox) or ketoconazole (Nizoral);
Carbamazepine (Tegretol), phenobarbital (Luminal), or phenytoin (Dilantin); or
Rifampin (Rifadin, Rimactane) or rifabutin (Mycobutin).

Read this before using Intagra

If you experience an erection that lasts for more than 6 hours, then you should seek emergency medical care. This erection may occur randomly after taking the medication and will not subside even after you have sex. It may cause permanent damage to your penile tissues.

The usage of other similar ED medications may intensify the side effects and hence should be avoided completely while using Intagra.

If you are over the age of 65 and have liver problems then you must maintain general caution while using Intagra.

Intagra is not for use by women or children.

The Importance of Safe Sex Practices

Intagra is not a protective barrier against sexually transmitted diseases like HIV. For that, you must always practice safe sex techniques. Speak to your doctor for more details.

Pregnancy/Breast Feeding Information

Intagra is an oral therapy for curing male impotency. It is not to be used by women who are pregnant or expecting a child. It may cause harm to the unborn fetus.

It is not clear whether the medication is excreted via the breast milk. Speak to your doctor for more information.