Does Lovastatin Or Irbesartan Cause Erectile Dysfunction?

Posted on Sat, 3 Feb 2018

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Question : Can Lovastatin and/or Irbesartan cause erectile dydfunction?

Answered by Dr. salah saad shoman (55 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Rare side effect

Detailed Answer:

Hello,

It is a rare side effect of Irbesartan to cause erectile dysfunction.. This side effect is reported to occur only in less than 1% of patients using it..
As for Lovastatin, it is reported in less than 0.1% of patients using it to cause erectile dysfunction.. I hope I answered your question.

Take Care!

Dr. Salah Saad Shoman,
Internal Medicine Specialist

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