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Tadalafil dosed once a day in men with erectile dysfunction: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study in the US

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The efficacy and safety of tadalafil, dosed once a day for the treatment of erectile dysfunction, was assessed in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-design study at 15 US centers. Following a 4-week treatment-free run-in period, patients (⩾18 years of age) were randomly assigned to 24 weeks treatment with tadalafil 2.5 mg, tadalafil 5 mg or placebo. Primary efficacy endpoints were change at 24 weeks in International Index of Erectile Function Erectile Function (EF) Domain score and mean per-patient percentage ‘yes’ responses to Sexual Encounter Profile diary questions 2 and 3. Tadalafil significantly improved erectile function compared with placebo for all three co-primary efficacy endpoints. Few patients discontinued because of adverse events (2.1%, placebo; 6.3%, tadalafil 2.5 mg; 4.1%, tadalafil 5 mg). Common treatment-emergent adverse events (⩾5%) were nasopharyngitis, influenza, viral gastroenteritis and back pain. Tadalafil 2.5 mg and 5 mg, dosed once a day for 24 weeks, was well tolerated and significantly improved erectile function.

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We acknowledge the additional study investigators: Stephen Auerbach, MD; Bradley Davis, MD; Eugene Dula, MD; Robert Feldman, MD; Darrell N. Fiske, MD; Michael Gambla, MD; Joel Kaufman, MD; Ira Klimberg, MD; Gary Ruoff, MD; David R Talley, MD; and Jay Young, MD. We thank Kate Loughney, PhD, ICOS Corporation for help in preparation of the manuscript and Steven D Watts, MS, Eli Lilly and Company for statistical analyses.

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  1. Division of Urology, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, USA

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  2. Center for Urologic Research of Western New York, LLC, Williamsville, NY, USA

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  3. Northeast Indiana Research, LLC, Ft Wayne, IN, USA

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  4. Urology Consultants, PA, San Antonio, TX, USA

    W P Fitch III

  5. Lilly Research Laboratories, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, USA

    Y Zhao

  6. ICOS Corporation, Bothell, WA, USA

    A Yu

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Grants, Advisory Board, and Consultant for Lilly ICOS LLC, Pfizer, Bayer, Glaxo SmithKline.

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Principal Investigator, Speaker, and Consultant for Lilly ICOS LLC, Pfizer, Glaxo SmithKline, Watson Pharmaceuticals, Novartis, Schering Plough; Principal Investigator and Consultant for Alza Pharmaceuticals, Speaker and Consultant for Boehringer Ingelheim and Ortho McNeil Pharmaceuticals.

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Rajfer, J., Aliotta, P., Steidle, C. et al. Tadalafil dosed once a day in men with erectile dysfunction: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study in the US. Int J Impot Res 19, 95–103 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.ijir.3901496

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