In eliciting its mechanism of action, sildenafil ultimately prevents or minimizes the breakdown of cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) by inhibiting cGMP specific phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) . The result of doing so allows cGMP present in both the penis and pulmonary vasculature to elicit smooth muscle relaxation and vasodilation that subsequently faci...
Sildenafil is a phosphodiesterase-5 (PDE5) inhibitor that is predominantly employed for two primary indications:
(1) the treatment of erectile dysfunction ; and
(2) treatment of pulmonary hypertension, where:
...
Pfizer Investigational Site, Bruxelles, Belgium
Pfizer Investigational Site, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Clinical Translational Science Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Pfizer Investigational Site, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States
University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Murray, Utah, United States
Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan
Pfizer Investigational Site, Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States
The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Stay informed with timely notifications on clinical trials, regulatory changes, and research advancements related to this medication.