PDE-5 inhibitors
Common brand names: Viagra, Cialis, Levitra, Stendra
No nutrient depletion A fall in a nutrient's level caused by a medication, for example through reduced absorption or increased loss. is listed against this medication.
At a glance
PDE-5 inhibitors, such as Viagra and Cialis, are medicines for erection problems. This site lists no nutrient they are known to lower. It notes supplements that also lower blood pressure, such as citrulline, which matter with these medicines. It does not tell anyone to start, stop or change a medicine.
Nutrients it can lower
EBL lists no nutrient that this medication is shown to lower. The record exists so that what is listed below reaches anyone who enters this medication.
Supplements with a recorded interaction
Each row is printed in full, with its sources, on the supplement's own page. A recorded interaction is not a finding of harm; whether it matters for one person is a question for the prescriber.
Mechanism-based, no human interaction study located. Read the row →
The blood-pressure half is pooled; the drug half is not. Read the row →
The word nitrate is doing two jobs, and the count knows only one. Read the row →
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