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Is It Safe To Take Viagra For Difficulty In Getting Erection After Being On Medication For Liver Cirrhosis?

Hi I m a 66 year old man last year I was told I have cirrhosis in the liver I had been taken several medications and my doctors say my ammonia had been stable. My question is after all the medications I have been take it I have hard time getting a erection. It is safety to take Viagra I use to take before and help a lot.
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Viagra is metabolized by liver by enzyme system P450 . cirrhosis means your capacity to remove the drug from body is limited so you can try one fourth of a tab of 25 mg of viagra (6.25 mg) , not to be repeated before two weeks.
DR SAATIISH JHUNTRRAA
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Is It Safe To Take Viagra For Difficulty In Getting Erection After Being On Medication For Liver Cirrhosis?

hello Viagra is metabolized by liver by enzyme system P450 . cirrhosis means your capacity to remove the drug from body is limited so you can try one fourth of a tab of 25 mg of viagra (6.25 mg) , not to be repeated before two weeks. DR SAATIISH JHUNTRRAA