Nitroglycerin has been known to improve erectile functioning for many years, although no product has ever been commercially available for this indication. While there is currently no recommendation on its use in the American Urological Association guidelines, many men are interested in trying this treatment and hoping it will become available in an FDA approved form soon. About half of men aged 40 to 70 will experience erectile dysfunction, meaning…

Tadalafil and sildenafil are well known as the active ingredients in Cialis and Viagra for treating erectile dysfunction. The commercially available tadalafil and sildenafil are in tablet form. Compounding pharmacies are able to make these drugs in the form of troches. This drug form is preferred by many patients and may provide a more rapid onset of action that is not affected by food ingestion. Tadalafil and Sildenafil Tablets –…

For several years now, a medical R&D company (Futura Medical) has been conducting clinical trials using a proprietary transdermal system with nitroglycerin (also called glyceryl trinitrate or GTN) for treating erectile dysfunction. According to company’s schedule, they are hoping to launch this product at the earliest in 2021, however it may be longer depending on how the approval process goes. They are calling the product MED2005 during the trial period…

The best treatment for erectile dysfunction, along with maintaining a healthy lifestyle, is a PDE5 inhibitor. This class of drugs was originally developed to treat heart conditions however during clinical trials other useful effects were discovered. Now these drugs are best known as the active ingredients in erectile dysfunction medications that are prescribed worldwide including Viagra, Cialis, and Levitra. Drugs in this class of medications are now the most commonly…

Erectile dysfunction refers to an inability to maintain an erection to have sex. In many cases, ED is a sign of an underlying health condition that needs to be treated. For example, erectile dysfunction is a common symptom for men who have diabetes. About 50-80% of men who have diabetes experience erectile dysfunction. How severe ED is depends on the individual, but for all cases there is help in the…

Sildenafil and tadalafil are the two most commonly prescribed ingredients in drugs to reduce erectile dysfunction and enhance male sexual performance. Both drugs were sold commercially in FDA-approved medications for treating erectile dysfunction and had well-recognized brand names. When the patents expired, these popular drugs became available as generics. While the commercially available versions were sold in a tablet form, our pharmacy usually compound these drugs into troches (medical lozenges).…

When we talk about hormone replacement therapy (HRT), in general it is assumed we are referring to the treatment of menopausal symptoms in women. However men also experience a decline in hormones with age that can be treated with HRT. In men, this hormone decline is sometimes referred to as “andropause” although it may also just be referred to as testosterone deficiency. Testosterone is the essential male sex hormone and…