Tablets called MUSE

[lynbrown]

My husband has been offered the above tablets to help with erectile dysfunction. There are lots of side effects listed. Can anyone comment please?

[Lonnie]

This site seems to have the information you want, Good luck.

http://www.medicinenet.com/alprostadil_penile_ suppository/article.htm

[Coobeastie]

hi

just to make sure you are aware they aren't tablets that are taken orally but placed inside the Urethra (inside the penis) hope the following will be useful:

Alprostadil is the same as a naturally occurring chemical called prostaglandin E1. This prostaglandin is thought to cause some types of blood vessels to widen by relaxing the thin layer of muscle found in the blood vessel wall. An erection is produced via a complex chain of events, involving signals from the nervous system and the release of active chemicals, including prostaglandin E1 within the tissues of the penis. These chemicals cause blood vessels entering the penis to widen, allowing more blood to enter, and other blood vessels leaving the penis to constrict, stopping blood from leaving the penis. Prostaglandin E1 plays an important role in this process and alprostadil, when administered directly into the penis, will ultimately cause the penis to become rigid and erect by increasing the blood flow into its tissues. Alprostadil in the form of MUSE is administered by application into the opening at the end of the penis (urethra). Alprostadil is also available as an injection for injection directly into the penis

also the company has to list all the side effects that could possibly occur, normally the ones mentioned first are the most likely going to very rare at the bottom.