SILDENAFIL ALTER 100 mg FILM-COATED TABLETS

2. What you need to know before you take Sildenafilo Alter

Do not take Sildenafilo Alter

• If you are allergic to sildenafil or any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6).
• If you are taking medicines called nitrates, as the combination may lead to a dangerous decrease in your blood pressure. Tell your doctor if you are taking any of these medicines, often used to relieve angina pectoris (or "chest pain"). If you are not sure, consult your doctor or pharmacist.
• If you are using any of the medicines known as nitric oxide donors such as amyl nitrite ("poppers"), as the combination may lead to a dangerous decrease in your blood pressure.
• If you are taking riociguat. This medicine is used to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension (i.e., high blood pressure in the lungs) and chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (i.e., high blood pressure in the lungs caused by blood clots). PDE5 inhibitors, such as sildenafil, have shown that they increase the hypotensive effect of this medicine. If you are taking riociguat or are not sure, consult your doctor.
• If you have a severe heart or liver problem.
• If you have recently had a stroke or heart attack, or if you have low blood pressure.
• If you have a rare inherited eye disease, such as retinitis pigmentosa.
• If you have previously experienced a loss of vision due to non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION).

Warnings and precautions

Tell your doctor, pharmacist, or nurse before you start taking Sildenafilo:

• If you have sickle cell anemia (a disorder of the red blood cells), leukemia (cancer of the blood cells), or multiple myeloma (cancer of the bone marrow).
• If you have a deformity of the penis or Peyronie's disease.
• If you have heart problems. Your doctor should carefully check if your heart can handle the extra strain of having sex.
• If you have currently stomach ulcers or bleeding problems (such as hemophilia).
• If you experience a sudden decrease or loss of vision, stop taking sildenafil and contact your doctor immediately.

It is not recommended to use sildenafil at the same time as any other oral or local treatment for erectile dysfunction.

Do not take sildenafil with treatments for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) that contain sildenafil or any other PDE5 inhibitor.

Do not take sildenafil if you do not have erectile dysfunction.

The use of sildenafil is not indicated in women.

Special considerations in patients with kidney or liver problems

You should tell your doctor if you have kidney or liver problems. Your doctor may decide to reduce your dose.

Children and adolescents

The use of sildenafil is not indicated in persons under 18 years of age.

Use of Sildenafilo Alter with other medicines

Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are using, have recently used, or might use any other medicines.

Sildenafil tablets can interfere with some medicines, especially those used to treat angina. In case of a medical emergency, you should tell your doctor, pharmacist, or nurse that you are taking sildenafil and when you took it. Do not take sildenafil with other medicines unless your doctor advises you to.

Do not take sildenafil if you are taking medicines called nitrates, as the combination of these medicines can lead to a dangerous decrease in your blood pressure. Always tell your doctor, pharmacist, or nurse if you are taking any of these medicines, often used to relieve angina pectoris (or "chest pain").

Do not take sildenafil if you are taking medicines called nitric oxide donors, such as amyl nitrite ("poppers"), as the combination of these medicines can also lead to a dangerous decrease in your blood pressure.

Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking riociguat.

If you are taking medicines known as protease inhibitors, such as those used to treat HIV, your doctor may recommend that you start with the lowest dose (25 mg) of sildenafil.

Some patients who are taking an alpha-blocker, a medicine used to treat high blood pressure or an enlarged prostate, may experience dizziness or fainting that can be caused by a decrease in blood pressure when sitting or standing up quickly. Some patients have experienced these symptoms when taking sildenafil with alpha-blockers. This is more likely to happen within 4 hours of taking sildenafil. To reduce the likelihood of these symptoms, you should be taking your daily dose of the alpha-blocker regularly before starting sildenafil. Your doctor may advise you to start with the lower dose (25 mg) of sildenafil.

Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking medicines that contain sacubitril/valsartan, used to treat heart failure.

Use of Sildenafilo Alter with food, drinks, and alcohol

Sildenafil can be taken with or without food. However, you may notice that sildenafil takes a little longer to work if you take it with a large meal.

Drinking alcohol may temporarily impair your ability to get an erection. Therefore, to get the maximum benefit from the medicine, it is advised not to drink large amounts of alcohol before taking sildenafil.

Pregnancy, breastfeeding, and fertility

The use of sildenafil is not indicated in women.

Driving and using machines

Sildenafil can cause dizziness and affect vision. You should know how you react to sildenafil before driving or using machines.

Sildenafilo Alter contains sodium

This medicine contains less than 1 mmol of sodium (23 mg) per tablet; this is, essentially "sodium-free".

3. How to take Sildenafilo Alter

Take this medicine exactly as your doctor or pharmacist has told you. If you are not sure, ask your doctor or pharmacist. The recommended starting dose is 50 mg.

Do not take sildenafil more than once a day.

Do not take sildenafil film-coated tablets with sildenafil orodispersible tablets.

You should take sildenafil about one hour before you plan to have sex. Swallow the tablet whole with a glass of water.

Sildenafilo Alter 50 mg: the score line is only to facilitate breaking and not to divide into equal doses.

If you notice that the effect of sildenafil is too strong or too weak, tell your doctor or pharmacist.

Sildenafil will only help you to get an erection if you are sexually stimulated. The time it takes for sildenafil to work varies from person to person, but it normally takes between 30 minutes and 1 hour. The effect of sildenafil may be delayed if you take it with a large meal.

If you find that sildenafil does not help you to get an erection, or if your erection does not last long enough for you to have sex, you should consult your doctor.

If you take more sildenafil than you should

You may experience an increase in side effects and their severity. Doses above 100 mg do not increase efficacy.

In case of overdose or accidental ingestion, consult your doctor or call the Toxicology Information Service, phone 91 562 0420, indicating the medicine and the amount taken.

Do not take more tablets than your doctor recommends.

Contact your doctor if you have taken more tablets than recommended.

If you have any further questions on the use of this medicine, ask your doctor, pharmacist, or nurse.

4. Possible side effects

Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them. The side effects reported in association with the use of sildenafil are usually mild to moderate and of short duration.

If you experience any of the following serious side effects, stop taking sildenafil and seek medical attention immediately:

• Allergic reaction - this occurs with rare frequency(may affect up to 1 in 100 people).

Symptoms include sudden wheezing, difficulty breathing or dizziness, swelling of the eyelids, face, lips or throat.

• Chest pain - this occurs with rare frequency.

If this happens during or after intercourse:

• Sit in a semi-upright position and try to relax.
• Do not use nitratesto treat chest pain.

• Prolonged and sometimes painful erections - this occurs very rarely(may affect up to 1 in 1,000 people).

If you have an erection that lasts more than 4 hours, you should contact your doctor immediately.

• Sudden decrease or loss of vision - this occurs very rarely.

• Severe skin reactions - this occurs very rarely.

Symptoms can include severe skin peeling, swelling of the skin, blistering of the mouth, genitals, and around the eyes, as well as fever.

• Seizures or fits - this occurs very rarely.

Other side effects:

Very common(may affect more than 1 in 10 people): headache.

Common(may affect up to 1 in 10 people): nausea, facial flushing, hot flush (including a feeling of warmth), indigestion, abnormal color vision, blurred vision, visual disturbance, nasal congestion, and dizziness.

Uncommon(may affect up to 1 in 100 people): vomiting, skin rash, eye irritation, eye discharge/red eyes, eye pain, seeing flashes of light, increased light sensitivity, light-colored eyes, palpitations, rapid heartbeat, high blood pressure, low blood pressure, muscle pain, feeling sleepy, reduced sense of touch, vertigo, ringing in the ears, dry mouth, blocked or stuffy nose (including symptoms such as runny nose, sneezing, and nasal congestion), inflammation of the mucous membrane of the nose (including symptoms such as runny nose, sneezing, and nasal congestion), pain in the upper abdomen, gastroesophageal reflux disease (including symptoms such as heartburn), blood in urine, pain in arms or legs, nosebleeds, feeling hot, and feeling tired.

Rare(may affect up to 1 in 1,000 people): fainting, stroke, heart attack, irregular heartbeat, temporary decrease in blood flow to some parts of the brain, feeling of tightness in the throat, numbness in the mouth, bleeding in the back of the eye, double vision, decreased sharpness of vision, abnormal sensation in the eye, swelling of the eye or eyelid, small particles or spots in the eyes, seeing halos around lights, dilation of the pupil, change in color of the white of the eye, bleeding from the penis, presence of blood in the semen, dry nose, swelling of the inside of the nose, feeling irritable, and sudden decrease or loss of hearing.

During post-marketing experience, cases of unstable angina (heart disease) and sudden death have been reported rarely. It should be noted that most of the men who experienced these side effects, although not all of them, had pre-existing heart problems before taking this medicine. It is not possible to determine whether these side effects were directly related to sildenafil.

Reporting of side effects

If you experience any side effects, talk to your doctor, pharmacist, or nurse, even if it is possible that they are not listed in this leaflet. You can also report side effects directly to the Spanish Medicines and Healthcare Products Agency (AEMPS) through the website https://www.notificaram.es. By reporting side effects, you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.

5. Storage of Sildenafilo Alter

Keep this medicine out of the sight and reach of children.

This medicine does not require any special storage conditions.

Do not use this medicine after the expiry date which is stated on the carton and blister after EXP. The expiry date refers to the last day of the month shown.

Medicines should not be disposed of via wastewater or household waste. Return any unused medicine to your pharmacist. They will dispose of it in an environmentally friendly way. This will help to protect the environment.

6. Contents of the pack and other information

Composition of Sildenafilo Alter

• The active substance is sildenafil. Each tablet contains 50 mg or 100 mg of sildenafil (as citrate).

• The other ingredients are

Core of the tablet: microcrystalline cellulose, calcium hydrogen phosphate, sodium croscarmellose (see section 2 Sildenafilo Alter contains sodium), magnesium stearate.

Coating: hypromellose, titanium dioxide (E171), glycerol triacetate.

Appearance and packaging of the product

Sildenafilo Alter 50 mg is a film-coated tablet, round, biconvex, scored on one side, white to off-white, presented in PVC-Aluminum blisters in packs of 4, 8, or 12 tablets.

Sildenafilo Alter 100 mg tablets are film-coated tablets, round, biconvex, without scoring, white to off-white, presented in PVC-Aluminum blisters in packs of 4, 8, or 12 tablets.

Not all pack sizes may be marketed.

Marketing authorization holder and manufacturer

Laboratorios Alter, S.A.

Mateo Inurria, 30

28036 Madrid (Spain)

Date of last revision of this leaflet: 01/2024

Detailed information on this medicine is available on the website of the Spanish Agency for Medicines and Healthcare Products (AEMPS) (http://www.aemps.gob.es/).