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Viagra High Cholesterol

The FDA is investigating the matter of Viagra high cholesterol problems causing non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION). Meanwhile, Pfizer Inc., the maker of Viagra, said it has reviewed 103 clinical trials involving 13,000 men and has found "no reports" of the disease called NAION.

The FDA and Pfizer are talking about Viagra, high cholesterol, and NAION, reporting that the agency was checking about 40 cases of the eye disease linked to Viagra use. Pfizer has issued a rebuttal saying NAION afflicts two to 10 of every 100,000 people over 50 years old. That's a higher rate than the 38 possible NAION sufferers among the 23 million-plus Viagra users.

Many factors contributing to NAION such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes, also lead to erectile dysfunction. The FDA is expected to request that Pfizer update the Viagra label "to include infrequent reports of blindness."

The University of Minnesota Medical School has published an article in the Journal of Neuro-Opthalmology in which he identified seven patients who had exhibited "typical features" of NAION, often described as a stroke of the eye, within 36 hours of taking Viagra. Six patients had vision loss within 24 hours after use of Viagra, high cholesterol being a factor in most. Final visual acuity in the affected eye ranged from 20/20 to light perception. Both eyes were affected in one individual.

All of these men had high blood pressure, diabetes or high cholesterol. Viagra was taken in normal doses in each case. Each of the patients a had "low cup to disk ratio," a condition in which blood vessels and nerves are tightly bundled together into the small space in the back of the eye, according to the press release from the University of Minnesota.

Viagra regulates a chemical in the body to constrict the arteries, and this constriction may cut off the blood flow to the optic nerve, especially in people with a low cup to disk ratio. Viagra, high cholesterol, and high blood pressure may provoke NAION in certain high-risk patients. Seven other cases have also been reported, reaching a total of fourteen.

Pfizer said that most of the men experiencing NAION after taking Viagra had those risk factors identified by the study. Pfizer says this makes it impossible to determine whether the patient's underlying vascular risk factors, anatomical defects, Viagra use or a combination of these factors, causes these events. Nevertheless, Viagra, high cholesterol, and high blood pressure should not be combined.

If you or a loved one has suffered from Viagra high cholesterol or another Viagra side effect you should contact an attorney to start a claim. You are due compensation for your pain and suffering and an experienced attorney can expedite your claim and process your case.

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More Viagra Resources

MedLine Plus Drug Information - Guide to prescription and over-the-counter medications provided by the United States Pharmacopeia.

Viagra.com - Official site of Viagra, a product of Pfizer.