Priligy (Dapoxetine) Tablets

Premature Ejaculation Doctor Service

Priligy is used to treat premature ejaculation in adult men aged 18 to 64 years.

Premature ejaculation is when a man ejaculates with little sexual stimulation and before the man wants. This can cause problems for the man and may cause problems in sexual relationships.

Priligy increases the time it takes to ejaculate and can improve the control over the ejaculation. This may reduce the frustration or worry about fast ejaculation.

The effect of Priligy lasts for up to four hours after the tablet has been taken. It can almost double the duration of sexual intercourse and helps men gain better control over when they ejaculate.

How This Medicine Works

• The active substance dapoxetine takes about one hour to take effect, so you need to allow time for it to work before having sex.
  The effect of Priligy will last for up to four hours, therefore you should take Priligy one to three hours before you expect you are going to have sex.

Priligy is not suitable for people living with certain conditions or those taking certain medicines. It is not recommended for some men with heart, kidney and liver problems. It can also interact with other medicines, such as other antidepressants.

The service isn’t suitable for you if:

• You are under 18 years old or you are 65 years old or over
• You do not have premature ejaculation.

A good self care guide and information for premature ejaculation is available on the NHS website.

NHS - Ejaculation problems

What Is Premature Ejaculation?

Premature ejaculation is a common sexual problem. It's where the male ejaculates too quickly during sexual intercourse.

A study looking at 500 couples from 5 different countries found the average time taken to ejaculate during intercourse was around 5-and-a-half minutes. However, it's up to each couple to decide if they’re happy with the time taken – there's no definition of how long sex should last.

Occasional episodes of premature ejaculation are common and are not a cause for concern. However, if you're finding that around half of your attempts at sex result in premature ejaculation, it might help to get treatment.

Various psychological and physical factors can cause a man to suddenly experience premature ejaculation.

Common Physical Causes Include:

• Prostate problems
• Thyroid problems – an overactive or underactive thyroid gland
• Using recreational drugs
• Biological reasons – some men may find their penis is extra sensitive

Common Psychological Causes Include:

• Depression, stress, or other emotional problems
• Anxiety about your relationship or sexual performance

Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them. 

• Do not use it, if you are allergic to any of the ingredients.
• For a full list of side effects, please read the patient information leaflet.

Stop taking Priligy and see your doctor straight away if:

• You have any thoughts of suicide or harming yourself
• You notice any changes in your mood
• You faint or feel light headed when you stand up
• You have fits (seizures)

Very common side effects (may affect more than 1 in 10 men):

• Feeling dizzy
• Headache
• Feeling sick

Uncommon side effects (may affect up to 1 in 100 men):

Fainting or feeling dizzy upon standing (see advice above), Change in mood, feeling overly excited or feelings of paranoia, Feeling confused, disoriented or unable to think clearly, Slow or irregular heartbeat or increase in heart rate, Loss of sex drive, problems reaching orgasm 6, Feeling weak, sedated, lethargic or fatigued, Feeling depressed, nervous or indifferent, Feeling hot, jittery, abnormal or drunk, Vision problems, eye pain or dilated pupils, Low or high blood pressure, Feeling itchy or cold sweat, Spinning sensation, Abnormal taste, Teeth grinding.

Rare side effects (may affect up to 1 in 1,000 men):

• Feeling dizzy following exertion
• Sudden onset of sleep
• Urgency of bowel action

If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor, our Rightdose pharmacists or nurse. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet.

You can help to make medicines safer by reporting any side-effects to the Yellow Card Scheme at www.mhra.gov.uk/yellowcard.

Before taking any medication, it is important to read the Patient Information Leaflet. You can find information leaflets for your medicines by typing them into the search bar at medicines.org, or by contacting us.

Patient Information Leaflet Priligy 30mg/60mg Film-coated Tablets

This medicine should not be used in children or adolescents under age 18 years.

Priligy with food, drink and alcohol

• Do not drink grapefruit juice within 24 hours prior to taking this medicine as this can increase the level of this medicine in your body.
• This medicine can be taken with or without food.
• You should take this medicine with at least one full glass of water.
• Avoid alcohol when taking this medicine.
• The effects of alcohol such as feeling dizzy, sleepy and having slow reactions, may be increased if taken with this medicine.
• Drinking alcohol while taking this medicine may increase your risk of injury from fainting or from other side effects.

How to store Priligy

• This medicinal product does not require any special storage conditions.
• Keep this medicine out of the sight and reach of children.
• Do not use this medicine after the expiry date which is stated on the carton after EXP. The expiry date refers to the last day of that month.
• Do not throw away any medicines via wastewater or household waste. Ask your pharmacist how to throw away medicines you no longer use. These measures will help protect the environment.

Before taking any medication, it is important to read the Patient Information Leaflet. You can find information leaflets for your medicines by typing them into the search bar at medicines.org, or by contacting us.

Always take this medicine exactly as your doctor or pharmacist has told you. Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.

This medicine should not be used by men under 18 or over 65 years of age.

• Priligy tablets need to be swallowed whole with a drink of water and it's recommended to drink 1 full glass of water when you take a tablet.
• The tablets can be taken with or without food.
• Only take the medicine 1 to 3 hours before sexual activity is anticipated.
• Do not take this medicine more than once every 24 hours or every day.
• The recommended dose is 30 mg. Your doctor may increase the dose to 60 mg.

Discuss your Priligy treatment with your doctor after the first 4 weeks or after 6 doses to see whether you should continue treatment. If treatment is continued, you should see your doctor again to discuss this at least every six months.

This medicine can make you faint or make your blood pressure drop when you stand up. To help lower the chance of this happening:

• Take this medicine with at least one full glass of water
• Do not take this medicine if you are dehydrated (you do not have enough water in your body)

This can happen if:

- You have not had anything to drink in the past 4 to 6 hours

- You have been sweating for a long time

- You have an illness where you have a high temperature, diarrhoea or being sick.

Warnings and Precautions

• This medicine should not be taken by women.
• This medicine should not be used in children or adolescents under age 18 years.

Talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse before taking Priligy if:

• You have kidney problems
• You have epilepsy
• You use recreational drugs such as ecstasy, LSD, narcotics or benzodiazepines
• You also have another sexual problem, such as erectile dysfunction
• You have not been diagnosed with premature ejaculation
• You have a history of dizziness from low blood pressure
• You drink alcohol
• You have ever had a mental health problem such as depression, mania (symptoms include feeling over excited, irritable or not being able to think clearly), bipolar disorder (symptoms include serious mood swings between mania and depression) or schizophrenia (a psychiatric disease)
• You have a history of bleeding or blood clotting problems
• You have, or are at risk of, high pressure in the eye (glaucoma).

Before you start taking this medicine, your doctor should perform a test to make sure that your blood pressure doesn’t drop too much when you stand up from lying down.

Other medicines and Priligy

Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken, or might take any other medicines.

Driving and using machines

You may feel sleepy, dizzy, faint, have difficulty concentrating and blurred vision while taking this medicine. If you experience any of these or similar effects, you should avoid driving or operating hazardous machinery.

Priligy contains lactose

This medicine contains lactose (a type of sugar). If you have been told by your doctor that you have an intolerance to some sugars, contact your doctor before taking this medicinal product.

Priligy contains sodium

This medicine contains less than 1 mmol sodium (23 mg) per tablet, that is to say essentially sodium free.

Ingredients:

The active substance is dapoxetine. Each tablet contains 30 mg or 60 mg dapoxetine as a hydrochloride salt.

The other ingredients are:

Tablet core: lactose monohydrate, microcrystalline cellulose, croscarmellose sodium, colloidal anhydrous silica, magnesium stearate.

Tablet coating: lactose monohydrate, hypromellose, titanium dioxide (E171), triacetin, Iron Oxide Black (E172), Iron Oxide Yellow (E172).

What Priligy looks like and contents of the pack:

Priligy 30 mg film-coated tablets are light grey, round, convex, approximately 6.5 mm in diameter and debossed with “30” inside a triangle on one side.

Priligy 60 mg film-coated tablets are grey, round, convex, approximately 8 mm in diameter and debossed with “60” inside a triangle on one side. 

The tablets are provided in compliance with multi-fold blister packs containing 1, 2, 3 and 6 film-coated tablets.