Possible side effects
Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects although not everybody gets them. These side effects are usually mild to moderate and of a short duration.
Seek medical attention immediately if you experience any of the following serious side effects:
• Chest pains: this occurs uncommonly. If this occurs before, during or after sexual activity: Get in a semi-sitting position and try to relax. Do NOT use nitrates to treat your chest pain.
• A prolonged and sometimes painful erection lasting longer than 4 hours: this occurs rarely.
• A sudden decrease or loss of vision: this occurs rarely.
• An allergic reaction: this occurs uncommonly. Symptoms include sudden wheeziness, difficulty breathing or dizziness, swelling of the eyelids, face, lips or throat.
• Serious skin reactions such as Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS) and Toxic Epidermal Syndrome (TEN): this occurs rarely. Symptoms may include severe peeling and swelling of
the skin, blistering of the mouth, genitals and around the eyes and fever.
• Seizures or fits: this occurs 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, indigestion, stuffy nose, dizziness
• facial flushing, hot flush (a sudden feeling of heat in your upper body)
• colour tinge to vision, blurred vision, visual disturbance
Uncommon (may affect up to 1 in 100 people):
• vomiting, upper abdominal pain, acid reflux (including heartburn)
• skin rash, pain in the arms or legs, nosebleed, feeling hot, feeling tired (fatigue)
• eye irritation, bloodshot eyes/red eyes, eye pain, seeing flashes of light, visual brightness, light sensitivity, watery eyes
• pounding heartbeat, rapid heartbeat
• high blood pressure
• low blood pressure (typical signs are dizziness, fainting, blurred vision, nausea and tiredness)
• muscle pain, feeling sleepy, reduced sense of touch, vertigo, ringing in the ears
• dry mouth, blocked or stuffy sinuses, inflammation of the lining of the nose (can be experienced as runny nose, sneezing and stuffy nose)
• presence of blood in urine
Rare (may affect up to 1 in 1,000 people):
• fainting, dry nose, swelling of the inside of the nose, feeling irritable and sudden decrease or loss of hearing
• sudden unexpected death caused by loss of heart function (sudden cardiac arrest), stroke, heart attack, chest pains (angina), irregular heartbeat, temporary decreased blood flow to parts of the brain
• feeling of tightening of the throat, numb mouth
• bleeding at the back of the eye, double vision, reduced sharpness of vision, abnormal sensation in the eye, swelling of the eye or eyelid, small particles or spots in your vision, seeing halos around lights, dilation of the pupil of the eye, discolouration of the white of the eye
• penile bleeding, presence of blood in semen
If you get side effects, talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse. This includes any possible side effects not listed in the package leaflet. Please report side effects with any medicines or vaccine directly via the national reporting system: HPRA Pharmacovigilance, Website: www.hpra.ie. By reporting side effects, you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine. You should also report any side effects to Viatris Pharmacovigilance on 0044(0)8001218267 or email pv.ireland@viatris.com
You can find out more about the potential side effects of Viagra Connect by reading the Patient Information Leaflet, available on www.medicines.ie
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