Comparing Adcirca vs Sildenafil
| Adcirca (tadalafil) | Sildenafil |
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Prescription only
Prescribed for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. Adcirca may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
Prescription only
Sildenafil is used to treat erectile dysfunction (ED, Viagra brand) and to reduce blood pressure in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH, Revatio brand). It is taken when needed for ED and daily for... View more |
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| More about Adcirca (tadalafil) | More about Sildenafil | ||||||||||||||||
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Adcirca has an average rating of 6.7 out of 10 from a total of 6 ratings on Drugs.com. 50% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 17% reported a negative effect. |
Sildenafil has an average rating of 8.3 out of 10 from a total of 503 ratings on Drugs.com. 79% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 12% reported a negative effect. |
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| Side Effects Experienced by Users Side effects are reported in Drugs.com user reviews and not clinically verified. | |||||||||||||||||
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View all Adcirca side effects |
View all Sildenafil side effects |
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Lower cost generic |
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| Pricing and Coupons * Prices are without insurance | |||||||||||||||||
View all Adcirca prices |
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| Other tadalafil brands include: Alyq, Chewtadzy, Cialis, Tadliq | Revatio, Viagra | ||||||||||||||||
| Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||||||||||
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17.5 hours |
4 hours |
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| CSA Schedule 1 View glossary of CSA terms | |||||||||||||||||
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Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
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Category B
No proven risk in humans
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category B
No proven risk in humans
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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| Drug Interactions | |||||||||||||||||
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A total of 350 drugs are known to interact with Adcirca:
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A total of 371 drugs are known to interact with Sildenafil:
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| First Approval Date | |||||||||||||||||
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May 22, 2009 |
March 27, 1998 |
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| WADA Class View classifications | |||||||||||||||||
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N/A |
N/A |
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1 The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) schedule information displayed applies to substances regulated under federal law. There may be variations in CSA schedules between individual states.
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