Elsevier

Journal of Emergency Nursing

Volume 42, Issue 5, September 2016, Pages 434-437
Journal of Emergency Nursing

Geriatric Update
Nitroglycerin? Yes or No? That Is the Question! Risk of Administering Sublingual Nitroglycerin When the Patient Is Using Phosphodiesterase-5 Inhibitors,☆☆

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Joan Somes, Member, Greater Twin Cities Chapter, is Educator, Regions Hospital EMS, St Paul, MN.

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    Sildenafil (Viagra; Pfizer, New York), tadalafil (Cialis; Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis), and vardenafil (Levitra; Bayer AG, Leverkusen, Germany) are widely known prescription drug names. However, how many people are aware that sildenafil is also sold under the brand name Revatio for pulmonary hypertension and tadalafil under the brand name Adcirca, or know that PDEi-5s are also used as a treatment for prostate issues, Reynaud’s disease, and angina?15–18 Do not assume that older adults no longer engage in sexual activities – even those confined to bed.

Joan Somes, Member, Greater Twin Cities Chapter, is Educator, Regions Hospital EMS, St Paul, MN.

Nancy Stephens Donatelli, Member, CODE Chapter, is Project Coordinator, Shenango Presbyterian SeniorCare, New Wilmington, PA.

Earn Up to 9.0 CE Hours. See page 460.

Section Editors: Nancy Stephens Donatelli, MS, RN, CEN, NE-BC, FAEN, and Joan Somes, PhD, RN-BC, CEN, CPEN, FAEN

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