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Three hundred and four patients with non-psychogenic erectile dysfunction (ED) completed a dose assessment phase with intracavernosal injection utilizing 25 µg vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) combined with phentolamine mesylate 1.0 mg (VIP/P-1) or 2.0 mg (VIP/P-2) in an auto-injector for a response rate of 83.9%. In a sub-group of 183 patients who withdrew from one or more previous ED therapies, 82% responded with an erection suitable for intercourse. One hundred and ninety-five patients were subsequently treated in a placebo controlled phase. 75.1% responded to VIP/P-1, 12% to placebo (P<0.001); 66.5% responded to VIP/P-2, 10.3% to placebo (P<0.001), with the median duration of erection of 54 min. The principal adverse event was transient facial flushing in 2770 injections (33.9%). There was no pain post injection and two episodes of priapism (0.05%). Only nine patients withdrew because of adverse events. Over 85% and 95% of patients were satisfied with the drug and auto-injector, respectively. Over 81% of patients and 76% of partners reported an improved quality of life.
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Sandhu, D., Curless, E., Dean, J. et al. A double blind, placebo controlled study of intracavernosal vasoactive intestinal polypeptide and phenotolamine mesylate in a novel auto-injector for the treatment of non-psychogenic erectile dysfunction. Int J Impot Res 11, 91–97 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.ijir.3900388
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