Prospect: information for the patient

Sildenafilo Alter 50 mg film-coated tablets

Sildenafilo Alter 100 mg film-coated tablets

Read this prospect carefully before starting to take this medicine, because it contains important information for you.

• Keep this prospect, as you may need to read it again.
• If you have any doubts, consult your doctor, pharmacist, or nurse.

- This medicine has been prescribed only for you, and you must not give it to other people, even if they have the same symptoms as you, as it may harm them.

• If you experience any adverse effects, consult your doctor, pharmacist, or nurse, even if they do not appear in this prospect. See section 4.

Sildenafilo Alter contains the active ingredient sildenafilo, which belongs to a group of medicines called phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) inhibitors. It works by dilating the blood vessels of the penis, allowing blood to flow when sexually stimulated. Sildenafilo will only help you achieve an erection if you are sexually stimulated.

Sildenafilo is indicated for the treatment of erectile dysfunction in adult men, sometimes referred to as impotence. This occurs when a man is unable to obtain or maintain a firm, adequate erection for satisfactory sexual activity.

Do not take Sildenafilo Alter

• If you are allergic to sildenafil or any of the other components of this medication (listed in section 6).
• If you are taking certain medications called nitrates, as the combination may lead to a dangerous drop in your blood pressure. Consult your doctor if you are taking any of these medications, which are often used to relieve chest pain (or "chest pain"). If you are unsure, consult your doctor or pharmacist.
• If you are using any of the medications called nitric oxide donors, such as amyl nitrite ("poppers"), as the combination may lead to a dangerous drop in your blood pressure.
• If you are taking riociguat. This medication 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 clots). PDE5 inhibitors, such as sildenafil, have shown to increase the hypotensive effect of this medication. If you are taking riociguat or are unsure, 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 disorder (such as retinitis pigmentosa).
• If you have previously experienced vision loss due to non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION).

Warnings and precautions

Consult your doctor, pharmacist, or nurse before starting to take Sildenafilo:

• If you have sickle cell anemia (a blood disorder), leukemia (blood cancer), or multiple myeloma (bone marrow cancer)
• If you have a penile deformity or Peyronie's disease.
• If you have heart problems. Your doctor must carefully check if your heart can handle the additional strain of sexual activity.
• If you have a current stomach ulcer or bleeding problems (such as hemophilia).
• If you experience a sudden decrease or loss of vision, stop taking sildenafil and contact your doctor immediately.

Do not recommend using sildenafil simultaneously with 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.

Sildenafil use is not indicated in women.

Special considerations in patients with renal or hepatic problems

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

Children and adolescents

Sildenafil use is not indicated in individuals under 18 years old.

Use of Sildenafilo Alter with other medications

Inform your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have taken recently, or may need to take any other medication.

Sildenafil tablets may interact with some medications, especially those used to treat chest pain. In case of a medical emergency, you must inform your doctor, pharmacist, or nurse that you are taking sildenafil and when you took it. Do not take sildenafil with other medications unless your doctor advises you.

Do not take sildenafil if you are taking nitrates, as the combination of these medications may lead to a dangerous drop in your blood pressure. Always inform your doctor, pharmacist, or nurse if you are taking any of these medications, which are often used to relieve chest pain (or "chest pain").

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

Inform your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking riociguat.

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

Some patients taking an alpha-blocker, a medication used to treat high blood pressure or prostate enlargement, may experience dizziness or lightheadedness caused by a drop 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 occur in the 4 hours following sildenafil intake. To reduce the likelihood of these symptoms, you should be receiving your regular daily dose of the alpha-blocker before starting sildenafil. Your doctor may recommend starting treatment with the lower dose (25 mg) of sildenafil.

Inform your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking medications 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 take effect if you ingest it with a large meal.

Consuming alcohol may temporarily impair your ability to achieve an erection. Therefore, to get the maximum benefit from the medication, it is recommended not to consume large amounts of alcohol before taking sildenafil.

Pregnancy, breastfeeding, and fertility

Sildenafil use is not indicated in women.

Driving and operating machinery

Sildenafil may cause dizziness and affect vision. You should know how you react to sildenafil before driving vehicles or operating machinery.

Sildenafilo Alter contains sodium

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

Follow exactly the administration instructions for this medication as indicated by your doctor or pharmacist. If in doubt, consult your doctor or pharmacist again. The recommended starting dose is 50 mg.

Do not take sildenafilo more than once a day.

Do not take sildenafilo film-coated tablets with sildenafilo buccal dispersible tablets.

You should take sildenafilo approximately one hour before planning to have sexual intercourse. Swallow the tablet whole with a glass of water.

Sildenafilo Alter 50 mg: the groove is only for breaking and facilitating swallowing, but not for dividing into equal doses.

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

Sildenafilo will only help you get an erection if you are sexually stimulated. The time it takes for sildenafilo to take effect varies from person to person, usually ranging from half an hour to one hour. The effect of sildenafilo may be delayed if taken with a large meal.

If sildenafilo does not help you get an erection or if the erection does not last long enough to complete the sexual act, consult your doctor.

If you take more sildenafilo than you should

You may experience an increase in adverse 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 Toxicological Information Service, phone 91 562 0420, indicating the medication and the amount ingested.

Do not take more tablets than recommended by your doctor.

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

If you have any other questions about the use of this medication, ask your doctor, pharmacist, or nurse.

Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everyone will experience them. The side effects reported associated with the use of sildenafil are generally of mild to moderate intensity and short duration.

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

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

The symptoms include sudden hissing when breathing, difficulty breathing or dizziness, swelling of the eyelids, face, lips, or throat.

• Chest pain - this occurs withinfrequent frequency.

If they occur during or after sexual intercourse:

• Take a semi-recumbent position and try to relax.
• Do not use nitratesto treat chest pain.

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

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

• Sudden decrease or loss of vision - this occurs infrequently.

• Severe skin reactions - this occursinfrequently.

The symptoms may include severe peeling and swelling of the skin, vesiculation of the mouth, genitals, and around the eyes, as well as fever.

• Convulsions or seizures - this occursinfrequently.

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, warmth (including symptoms such as sudden heat in the upper body), indigestion, abnormal color perception, blurred vision, visual deterioration, nasal congestion, and dizziness.

Infrequent(may affect up to 1 in 100 people): vomiting, skin eruptions, eye irritation, eye discharge/ red eyes, eye pain, flashing lights vision, visual clarity, light sensitivity, watery eyes, palpitations, rapid heartbeat, high blood pressure, low blood pressure, muscle pain, feeling of drowsiness, reduced tactile sensation, vertigo, ringing in the ears, dry mouth, nasal congestion or blockage, nasal mucosa inflammation (including symptoms such as coughing, sneezing, and nasal congestion), upper abdominal pain, gastroesophageal reflux disease (including symptoms such as stomach burning), blood in urine, arm or leg pain, nasal bleeding, feeling of heat, and feeling tired.

Rare(may affect up to 1 in 1,000 people): fainting, stroke, heart attack, irregular heartbeat, transient decrease in blood flow to some parts of the brain, sensation of throat constriction, numbness of the mouth, bleeding in the back of the eye, double vision, visual acuity decrease, abnormal sensation in the eye, eye swelling or eyelid swelling, small particles or spots in vision, halos around lights, pupil dilation, change in color of the white part of the eye, penis bleeding, blood in semen, dry nose, nasal interior swelling, feeling of irritability, and sudden decrease or loss of hearing.

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

Reporting side effects

If you experience any type of side effect, consult your doctor or pharmacist, even if it is a possible side effect that does not appear in this leaflet.You can also report them directly through the Spanish System for the Vigilance of Medicines for Human Use:https://www.notificaram.es. By reporting side effects, you can contribute to providing more information about the safety of this medicine

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

This medication does not require special storage conditions.

Do not use this medication after the expiration date that appears on the packaging and blister after CAD. The expiration date is the last day of the month indicated.

Medicines should not be disposed of through drains or in the trash. Dispose of the packaging and the

medicines you no longer need at the SIGRE collection point of the pharmacy. If in doubt, ask your pharmacist how to dispose of the packaging and the medicines you no longer need. By doing so, you will help protect the environment.

Composition of Sildenafilo Alter

• The active ingredient is sildenafilo. Each tablet contains 50 mg or 100 mg of sildenafilo (as citrato)

• The other components are

Tablet core: microcrystalline cellulose, calcium hydrogen phosphate, sodium croscarmellose (see section 2 "Sildenafilo Alter contains sodium"), magnesium stearate.

Coating: hypromellose, titanium dioxide (E171), triacetin.

Appearance of the product and contents of the packaging

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

Sildenafilo Alter 100 mg tablets are film-coated tablets, round, biconvex, unscored, white to off-white in color, presented in PVC-Aluminum blisters in boxes of 4, 8, or 12 tablets.

Only some packaging sizes may be marketed.

Marketing authorization holder and manufacturer responsible

Laboratorios Alter, S.A

Mateo Inurria, 30

28036 Madrid (Spain)

Last review date of this leaflet: 01/2024

Detailed information about this medication is available on the website of the Spanish Agency for Medicines and Medical Devices (AEMPS) (http://www.aemps.gob.es/).