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We have just heard that Cialis has been approved by the FDA in the United States for once a day use on a low dose of 2.5 mg and 5 mg.  This treatment is suitable for men who suffer accute erectile dysfunction and have sex on a very regular basis.  The dosing does not have to be arranged around planned sexual activity as with the current "as required" dosing regimen with 10 mg and 20 mg.  For men who are having sex less frequently, say twice a week or less, then the existing dosing regime will be more appropriate.  The daily dosing of Cialis is available in some parts of Europe but we are not yet offering it in the UK. As and when this becomes available in the UK we will be prepared to prescribe it if it is appropriate to a patient's personal circumstances and he is not contraindicated by way of any other consideration.

A study has been carried out by a medical team in France which has been trumpeted around as though it has come up with some ground-breaking piece of news and it has had coverage in a few specialist medical journals.  Basically, the research is stating that Cialis (tadalafil) can help men with spinal cord injuries get over any erectile dysfunction that they may be suffering.  The problem with the research is that it compared the reaction against a control group on a placebo, which is fine, but no comparison was done against any of the other ED drugs available to prescribe such as Viagra and Levitra.  Also, the overall response rate was 75%, which is more or less the average response rate of the entire ED population so we are not quite sure what is so newsworthy about this story!  Cialis is a great drug, there is no doubt about that, and it is fast catching up with Viagra as the first choice medication for men suffering with ED.  Maybe the research was commissioned by the manufacturer of Cialis in order to get a bit of publicity, hence the lack of comparison with the other ED drugs which would probably produce a similar response rate.  It is certainly the case that Cialis is less well known than its close relative, Viagra, and they must want to rectify this state of affairs!

All the PDE5 inhibitor drugs work more or less equally well but some work better for individuals than others.  If you would like a free consultation for ED, please navigate to The Online Clinic home page.

Eli Lilly and ICOS have applied to medicine regulators for approval for a daily dose form of Cialis, its successful impotence treatment. The daily dose would be 5 mg. Cialis is currently licensed as an “on demand” medication which is required to be taken at least 30 minutes before sexual activity. The medication is currently licensed in 10 mg and 20 mg doses, with the 20 mg dose being by far the most popular.

A daily dose would allow men suffering from erectile dysfunction a greater degree of spontaneity in the way that they organise their sex lives. A recent double blind trial of the daily dose Cialis found that 50% of men taking Cialis considered their erectile dysfunction to have been cured against only 8% of men on the placebo.

Analysts have suggested that it is unlikely that the daily dose form of the medication will be as popular as the “on demand” version of Cialis as it will inevitably lead to a higher overall cost for patients. Also, Cialis already allows a greater degree of timing flexibility than its competitors as it has a longer period if effectiveness: up to 36 hours compared with around 4 hours for Viagra and Levitra.