Category: Drug Interactions

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• Losartan (Cozar) and Impotence   [rate it] [review it]
  Many commonly used antihypertensive drugs such as diuretics and beta-blockers can interfere with sexual function in both sexes, causing loss of libido, impairment of erectile function and ejaculation in men, and delay or prevent orgasm in women. <after this study>It is therefore concluded that losartan may have an advantage in preservation of sexual function when used clinically for the treatment of hypertensive disorders.

• Medications Causing Impotence   [rate it] [review it]
  A review from the Family Practice Notebook, compiled by Scott Moses, MD; addressing primary care providers in their pursuit of optimal care.

• Simvastatin (Zocor) and Impotence   [rate it] [review it]
  Five men with coronary artery disease developed impotence within one week of starting treatment with simvastatin 10 mg or having the dose increased to 20 mg (three men); they also had profound lethargy and inertia. Drug treatment for heart disease (aspirin alone in two patients) was not changed. Within one week of stopping simvastatin sexual function was restored.