Vasomax Overview

Instead of an herbal alternative to Viagra, today we are looking at a prescription alternative to Viagra.

Well, that’s not exactly true either. Let me explain.

Vasomax is a potential alternative to Viagra that is currently not FDA approved in the United States, though it is being sold and used in other countries, such as Brazil.

The FDA approval status of Vasomax is up in the air.

In fact, it appears stalled in its tracks.

But we’ll press on, so that when and if it ever comes to market here in the US, or you have a chance to use it internationally, you’ll have an idea of what it is.

Vasomax Ingredients and How They Work

Vasomax is the brand name given by the pharmaceutical company Zonagen to the generic compound called Phentolamine Mesilate.

Whereas Viagra helps you achieve and maintain erections because it is a PDE-5 Inhibitor, Vasomax does it because it is an Alpha Blocker.

That means that it relaxes smooth muscles.

It’s really that simply. Vasomax relaxes smooth muscles, and that makes it a vasodilator.

Vasodilation is the widening of blood vessels, which allows for greater blood flow into the penis during sexual arousal.

The more blood in the penis, the better the erection.

Vasomax, while not FDA approved for use in pill form, is currently used by doctors to treat erectile dysfunction in its injectable form.

Vasomax and the FDA

Back in 1998, when Viagra was first approved as a treatment for erectile dysfunction, Vasomax was going through its trial phase as well.

For some reason, possibly due to the side effect of moderately severe gastrointestinal discomfort, Zonagen asked the FDA to delay its approval decision regarding Vasomax.

To this day, it does not seem to have been picked back up.

Vasomax Pros and Cons

Advantages of Vasomax

• It may be able to be used by people who are unable to use Viagra.

Disadvantages of Vasomax

• It is not available for sale or use in the United States.

Conclusion

As little as 15 years ago, there were no oral remedies for erectile dysfunction sanctioned by the FDA and the medical community.

Then came Viagra which changed everything.

Turns out there were and are other options on the horizon as well.

Of course there’s the whole slew of herbal alternatives.

But there’s also Vasomax(or Phentolamine).

If using an alpha blocker appeals to you in a way that using a PDE-5 Inhibitor doesn’t, talk to your doctor.

He won’t be able to prescribe the pills, but perhaps the injection method would work for you.

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