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September 16, 2010
EU-kommisjonen har godkjent en ny munnløselig tablett til behandling av ereksjonsproblemer
EU-kommisjonen har godkjent Levitra
®
(vardenafil HCI) – en ny munnløselig tablett til behandling av ereksjonsproblemer (erektil
dysfunksjon, ED). Sammenlignet med andre legemidler i samme klasse, er Levitra 10 mg det
første legemidlet mot ereksjonsproblemer som kan inntas uten vann – noe som gjør medisineringen mer
diskret og bekvem.Tabletten løses opp på tungen på noen sekunder og gir en smak av
mint.
- Vi arbeider kontinuerlig med å finne
nye og innovative alternativer for behandling av ereksjonsproblemer.Som et ledd i dette arbeidet
har vi nå utviklet en munnløselig tablett som er bekvem og enkel å ta for mannen.Det gjør det mulig
for menn med ereksjonsproblemer å slippe følelsen av å ta et legemiddel, samtidig som det blir
mulig å være mer spontan i samlivet, sier Inga-Lill Hyltander, forretningsområdesjef hos Bayer
Schering Pharma.
Kliniske studier med 12 ukers behandling med 10 mg munnløselig Levitra, i forhold til placebo,
viser at Levitra gir et statistisk signifikant overlegent resultat i primære og sekundære
effektivitetsmålinger
1–10. I Europa begynner lanseringen av legemidlet i november 2010. I USA godkjennes
legemidlet i juni 2010 og skal markedsføres av GlaxoSmithKline og Merck & Co, Inc. under
handelsnavnet STAXYN ™.
Erektil dysfunksjon
· Halvparten av alle menn over 40 år kan bli rammet
av potenssvikt av og till.
· Problemet blir mer vanlig med alderen.
· På tross av at mange menn lider av
ereksjonsproblemer, er det få som søker hjelp.
· Ereksjonsproblemer innebærer en vedvarende eller
tilbakevendende manglende evne til å få eller opprettholde en tilstrekkelig ereksjon for seksuell
aktivitet.
Mer informasjon, samt bilder, kan fås fra:
Anna Cohen, PR Manager
Bayer Schering Pharma
Tlf.: +46 8 580 223 91
E-post: anna.cohen@bayerhealthcare.com
About Bayer HealthCare
Bayer HealthCare, a subsidiary of Bayer AG, is one of the world’s leading, innovative companies in the healthcare and medical products industry and is based in Leverkusen, Germany. The company combines the global activities of the Animal Health, Consumer Care, Diabetes Care and Pharmaceuticals divisions. The pharmaceuticals business operates under the name Bayer Schering Pharma and as Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals in the US and Canada. Bayer HealthCare’s aim is to discover and manufacture products that will improve human and animal health worldwide
Bayer HealthCare, a subsidiary of Bayer AG, is one of the world’s leading, innovative companies in the healthcare and medical products industry and is based in Leverkusen, Germany. The company combines the global activities of the Animal Health, Consumer Care, Diabetes Care and Pharmaceuticals divisions. The pharmaceuticals business operates under the name Bayer Schering Pharma and as Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals in the US and Canada. Bayer HealthCare’s aim is to discover and manufacture products that will improve human and animal health worldwide
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