Caverject bottle and syringe for the treatment of male impotence,or erectile dysfunction. The bottle (center left) contains the powdered drug alprostadil. This is made up into a liquid and injected into the corpus cavernosum (one of the tissues which hold blood during erection) of the penis. Alprostadil is a prostaglandin drug,which relaxes smooth muscle in the penis,allowing blood to flow into it,producing an erection. Side-effects of this treatment include priapism (a permanent,painful erection),rashes or swelling at the injection site and headaches | |
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