Safety Information

Before you start treatment with any new medication, discuss your past medical history in detail with your doctor. Also mention in detail any and all drugs that you are taking including vitamins, herbal prescriptions, over the counter medications or prescription drugs.

Doctors advise against using the drug if you are allergic to any ingredient in it or if you have conditions like the following:
You have been advised by your doctor to avoid sexual activity because of heart problems;
You are taking nitrates (e.g., isosorbide, nitroglycerin) in any form (e.g., tablet, capsule, patch, ointment) or nitroprusside;
You use certain recreational drugs called poppers (e.g., amyl nitrate, butyl nitrate).

Viagra Professional may increase the risk of getting dizziness or drowsiness. This risk greatly increases if you combine it with alcoholic beverages. So please avoid them while using the drug. Also, avoid undertaking any tasks which require mental alertness (driving, handling heavy machinery etc).

If you stand up too fast from a lying position light headedness or dizziness may occur. Sometimes you may even faint. Alcohol, hot weather, exercise, or fever increases these effects. Sit up or stand slowly to prevent this.

The medicine in rare cases may cause a prolonged and painful erection. Contact your doctor immediately if this occurs as it can lead to permanent sexual disorders like impotence.
People who use Viagra Professional might have increased chances of heart-related side effects, including heart attack or stroke. Heart attack symptoms include chest, shoulder, neck, or jaw pain; numbness of an arm or leg; severe dizziness, headache, nausea, stomach pain, or vomiting; fainting; or vision changes. Symptoms of stroke include confusion, vision or speech changes, one-sided weakness, or fainting.

Other medicines for erectile dysfunction should not be used with Viagra Professional.
Special caution must be maintained in elderly people as they may experience the side effects severely.
The safety and effectiveness of Viagra Professional in children is also not ascertained. Viagra Professional is not recommended for use in children.
Viagra Professional is not to be used by women.

Viagra Professional may increase the risk of getting dizziness or drowsiness. This risk greatly increases if you combine it with alcoholic beverages. So please avoid them while using the drug. Also, avoid undertaking any tasks which require mental alertness (driving, handling heavy machinery etc).

If you are expecting a child or are planning to have a child in the near future, then consult your doctor before using the drug to discuss any possible threats to the unborn baby.

If you are a nursing mother and breast feed your baby, then too, seek consultation before using the drug as some drugs are excreted in the breast milk and may enter the baby.