Generic Levitra (Vardenafil)

Levitra works by blocking an enzyme known as PDE-5, which affects the blood flow to the penis. Phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE-5) is the predominate enzyme found in human penile erectile tissue and is associated with erections. PDE-5 inhibitors such as Levitra typically work by blocking this enzyme to enhance or prolong the erectile process.

In trials involving 1,020 men with erectile dysfunction who took the drug for one year, the average success rate in maintaining erections improved to 87 percent from 14 percent with the 10 mg dose and to 86 percent from 16 percent with the 20 mg dose.

Levitra or call it a sex-in-16-minute pill is now the talk of the town in U.S. , as it has been approved for sale by FDA. In case you missed the media blitz or recent news update, the world’s second largest pharmaceuticals company has finally received the approval nod from the FDA for sale in the U.S market on the 19th of August, 2003.

It is Six years since Pfizer launched Viagra and now a new improved version, as a potent Viagra rival, has found its way into the US market. Levitra is a new generation anti-impotence pill that works wonder for Erectile Dysfunction (ED) problems by targeting a key enzyme that controls blood flow to the penis.

Levitra, the new revolutionary drug to treat ED was launched in the major markets of Europe on February 5, 2003 . The leading pharmaceutical companies Bayer and GlaxoSmithKline, through a worldwide co-promotion and co-development agreement market Levitra.

The name Levitra was derived from “le”, the French masculine pronoun, and “vita”, Latin for life after selecting by eliminating almost 700 possible names. GSK claims that Levitra is superior to Viagra - studies showed that most Levitra takers were able to have satisfying sex within 16 minutes, compared with a wait of up to an hour for Viagra users.