VIAGRA connect helps treat symptoms of erectile dysfunction
VIAGRA connect is a medicine that treats erectile dysfunction (ED) symptoms in men aged 18 years and older.
VIAGRA connect increases the blood flow to the penis to help men get and keep an erection that lasts long enough for sex.
VIAGRA connect will not give you an instant erection. You need to be sexually aroused for VIAGRA connect to work.
VIAGRA connect will not help you if you do not have ED symptoms.
VIAGRA connect is clinically proven to treat all three issues of ED:
• Getting an erection
• Hardness of an erection
• Maintaining an erection
Why is VIAGRA connect available over-the-counter without a prescription?
Sildenafil – the active ingredient in VIAGRA connect – has been available for a number of years, but as a prescription-only medicine. VIAGRA connect is the first medicine available in the UK without a prescription to help men with erectile dysfunction (ED). It is available to buy from the pharmacy and registered online pharmacies.
The availability of VIAGRA connect should make it more convenient for men to access a genuine and effective treatment for ED. It should also help men get accurate information about ED and treatments from a trusted and professional source – the pharmacist.
VIAGRA connect normally starts to work in 30 to 60 minutes, so you can be ready when you need to be
How does VIAGRA connect work?
VIAGRA connect works by relaxing the blood vessels of the penis, so more blood can flow into it causing an erection when you are sexually aroused. After sex, your erection will go away as it would normally.
VIAGRA connect can help you:
- Get an erection hard enough for sex
- Maintain an erection during sex
VIAGRA connect will NOT help you:
- If you do not have symptoms of erectile dysfunction
- Get an instant erection
- Get an erection that lasts all night
- Increase your sexual desire or improve your performance
What happens to my body when taking VIAGRA connect?
VIAGRA connect works by relaxing the blood vessels that bring blood into the penis when a man is sexually excited. For men with erectile dysfunction (ED), this allows more blood to flow into the penis to maintain firmer erections. After sexual activity, the erection will go away as normal.
VIAGRA connect is absorbed quickly and takes between 30 to 60 minutes to work. When taken with a high fat meal, for example burger and chips, the rate of absorption is reduced and VIAGRA connect will take longer to work.
In clinical trials, VIAGRA connect (sildenafil 50 mg) was effective in 74% of men with ED
What are the potential side effects of VIAGRA connect?
The most common side effect (1 in 10 men may experience it) associated with VIAGRA connect is a headache.
For the other less common side effects (between 1 in 10 and 1 in 100 men may experience them) related to VIAGRA connect, please read the Patient Information Leaflet, available from the electronic Medicines Compendium:
You can find out more about the potential side effects of VIAGRA connect by reading the Patient Information Leaflet, available on the electronic Medicines Compendium (eMC)
Myths about VIAGRA connect
Can you separate VIAGRA connect fact from fiction?
There is a lot of false information out there about erectile dysfunction (ED) treatments.
Read on to dispel the common myths about what VIAGRA connect does and does not do: