Viagra NHS Prescription

Viagra NHS Prescription

What is Viagra? What is NHS? And what do you need to get a Viagra NHS prescription?

Viagra contains the active ingredient sildenafil citrate, the medicine approved for treating Erectile dysfunction in men.

Erectile dysfunction is a problem with having a firm erection and saving it to have good sexual intercourse.

It may be caused by other health problems that need treatment before getting a Viagra NHS prescription:

• Heart problems
• Blockage in blood vessels (atherosclerosis)
• Hypercholesteremia (high levels of cholesterol)
• Hypertension (high blood pressure)
• Diabetes (high sugar levels in the blood)
• Obesity
• Metabolic syndrome (a combination of conditions happening together increasing the risk of heart problems, stroke, and diabetes)
• Parkinson’s disease (a problem with coordination, and shaking of the body)
• Multiple sclerosis (a medical problem in the brain and the spinal cord)

It is not used for women or children.

Before getting a Viagra NHS prescription, inform your health care provider if you ever had:

• heart problems like heart attack, irregular heartbeats, angina (the heart muscles not getting enough oxygen causing chest pain and discomfort), pain in the chest, narrowing of the aortic valve, or heart failure
• heart surgery newly
• pulmonary hypertension (increased blood pressure affecting the lungs’ arteries and the right side of the heart)
• a stroke
• uncontrolled hypertension (increased blood pressure) or hypotension (low blood pressure)
• deformation in the penis
• more than 4 hours erection
• problems with your blood like sickle cell anemia (not enough red blood cells to carry oxygen through the body, and it is an inherited blood disorder), multiple myeloma (a type of cancer-causing the formation of a type of white blood cells called plasma cells that accumulate in the bone marrow and fight with the healthy ones), or leukemia (a type of cancer in the tissues forming blood)
• Retinitis Pigmentosa (an eye problem)
• severe vision loss like a condition called NAION (Non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy)
• bleeding problems
• stomach ulcers
• liver problems
• kidney problems or having kidney dialysis

Also, tell your health care provider about other medical conditions you are suffering from.

Before getting a Viagra NHS prescription, tell your health care provider about the drugs you are taking, including prescription and OTC (over-the-counter) drugs, vitamins, and herbals.

Drugs including:

• Nitrates
• type of drugs called guanylate cyclase stimulators used for arterial pulmonary hypertension like riociguat
• Alpha-blockers prescribed either for hypertension or prostate problems, like terazosin HCl, tamsulosin Cl, doxazosin mesylate, prazosin HCl, alfuzosin HCl, dutasteride and tamsulosin HCl, or silodosin

The combination of these drugs with Viagra may cause a drop in blood pressure and fainting.

• HIV protease inhibitors drugs used for controlling HIV like ritonavir, indinavir sulfate, saquinavir, or atazanavir sulfate
• Oral antifungal medicines like ketoconazole and itraconazole
• Some antibiotics like clarithromycin, telithromycin, and erythromycin
• Medicines for high blood pressure
• other medicines for erectile dysfunction
• Revatio another drug containing sildenafil and other PDE5 inhibitors the family of Viagra

Viagra doesn’t help you get protected against sexually transmitted diseases such as HIV.

Viagra NHS prescription may cause several side effects varying from mild to extremely dangerous:

• Viagra may cause an allergic reaction, if you had any of the signs like hives, difficulty breathing, and swelling of face, lips, tongue, or throat, get an emergent medical help

 

 

Stop the use of Viagra and call your doctor if you had:

• symptoms of a heart attack like chest pain, pressure, pain in the jaw or shoulder, nausea, and sweating
• vision problems
• sudden vision loss
• painful erection or prolonged one for more than 4 hours that may cause damage to the penis

Contact your health care provider at once if you had:

• ringing in the ears
• sudden hearing loss
• swelling in your hands, ankles, or feet
• shallow breathing
• seizures
• light-headedness
• fainting

Common side effects:

• flushing (hotness, redness, and tingling)
• headache
• dizziness
• blurred vision, problems with colors seeing
• runny nose
• nose bleeding
• insomnia (sleeping problems)
• muscles or back pain
• abdominal cramps

 

 

What is the NHS?

It is the National Health Services offered by the UK (United Kingdom) government.

It is funded by the government available for everyone living in the UK, and you are not asked to pay the full cost of the service.

The NHS services include:

• Being able to visit a doctor or a nurse at a surgeon’s office
• Going to a hospital when feeling sick or having an injury
• Seeing a midwife in the case of pregnancy
• Getting an ambulance service when you need an emergent healthcare

How to get a Viagra NHS prescription?

Book an appointment; discuss your problem with the doctor.

Usually, the doctor prescribes sildenafil for erectile dysfunction, but Viagra may be prescribed by name in the following cases:

• Diabetes
• Multiple sclerosis
• Parkinson’s disease
• An infection with Poliovirus
• Prostate cancer
• A gap in the spine due to problem with the spinal cord during the development period
• An injury in the spinal cord
• Some genetic conditions

If you find it hard to get a Viagra NHS prescription, you can always get Viagra from online websites if the doctor decided you need it, but make sure to buy it from trusted websites like pharma stores.

 

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