Tadalafil is a medication used in people with erectile dysfunction. This is in the class of phosphodiesterase (PDE) inhibitors that relaxes the smooth muscle in the prostate and bladder. Tadalafil is a prescription already approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Tadalafil is recommended by most doctors for the treatment of erectile dysfunction. This medication can also be used to relieve symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia. Tadalafil helps you to achieve and maintain an erection by helping more blood get into your penis when you are sexually aroused.
Erection occurs when there is a difficult series of actions that involves the release of chemical messengers within the tissues of the penis and the nervous system. One of these messengers that are released if you are aroused is called cyclic GMP. It widens and relaxes the blood vessels in the penis which allows more blood to enter. This causes the penis to get hard and erect. Cyclic GMP is usually broken down by an enzyme in the body called phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5).
Tadalafil stops PDE5from breaking down the cyclic GMP and it allows the blood vessels to stay dilated for longer. Wherein, it improves blood flow to the penis and helps maintain an erection. The effect of this medication on the blood vessels also progresses the flow of the blood to the prostate gland. If there is an improved blood flow to the prostate and it relaxes the muscles in the prostate gland and bladder, this medicine helps relieves the symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia.
Take this medication by mouth as directed by your doctor. You may take each dose with or without a meal. Do not take this medicine more often than once a day. The dosage is based on your condition and response to the treatment.
Let your doctor know if your condition does not improve or if it gets worse.
The generic Tadalafil is an inexpensive medicine mostly prescribed by lots of doctors for erectile dysfunction. Apart from its effectiveness, it is also cheaper than the branded name Cialis. The generic Tadalafil only costs $1.20 per unit of 20 mg, $1.40 per unit of 40mg, and $1.66 per unit of 60 mg. The branded name Cialis usually costs $72.87 per unit of 20 mg.