Advice
Recommended for general use within NHS Scotland.
RECOMMENDATION.
Tadalafil may be prescribed under the conditions of Schedule 11 and represents an alternative to other phosphodiesterase type 5 (PSE-5) inhibitors, primarily for patients for whom the longer duration of action represents a significant advantage.
This drug is subject to the same NHS prescribing restrictions as other drug treatments for erectile dysfunction in terms of National Health Service (General Medical Services) (Scotland) Regulations1995.
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Medicine details
- Medicine name:
- Tadalafil (Cialis®)
- SMC ID:
- 40/03
- Indication:
- Erectile dysfunction
- Pharmaceutical company
- Eli Lilly and Company Ltd
- BNF chapter
- Obstetrics, gynaecology, and urinary-tract disorders
- Submission type
- Full
- Status
- Accepted
- Date advice published
- 09 May 2003