Active ingredient
- dapoxetine hydrochloride
Legal Category
POM: Prescription only medicine
POM: Prescription only medicine
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Priligy 30 mg and 60 mg film-coated tablets
Package Leaflet: Information for the user
Priligy 30 mg film-coated tablets
Priligy 60 mg film-coated tablets
Dapoxetine
Read all of this leaflet carefully before you start taking this medicine because it contains important information for you.
What is in this leaflet:
1. What Priligy is and what it is used for
2. What you need to know before you take Priligy
3. How to take Priligy
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store Priligy
6. Contents of the pack and other information
1. What Priligy is and what it is used for
Priligy contains an active substance called ‘dapoxetine’. This belongs to a group of medicines called ‘selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors’ (SSRIs). Priligy may also be known as a ‘urological’ medicine.
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.
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.
2. What you need to know before you take Priligy
Do not take Priligy if:
Do not take Priligy at the same time as any of the medicines listed above. If you have taken any of these medicines, you will need to wait 14 days after you stop taking it before you can start taking Priligy. Once you have stopped taking Priligy, you will need to wait 7 days before taking any of the medicines listed above. If you are not sure about what to do, talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking this medicine.
Also see section “Other medicines and Priligy”.
Do not take this medicine if any of the above apply to you. If you are not sure, talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking this medicine.
Children and adolescents
This medicine should not be used in children or adolescents under age 18 years.
Warnings and precautions
Talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse before taking Priligy if:
If any of the above apply to you (or you are not sure), talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking this medicine.
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. This includes medicines you get without a prescription, such as herbal medicines. This is because Priligy can affect the way some other medicines work. Also some other medicines can affect the way Priligy works. Therefore, use of other medicines may affect the maximum dose of Priligy you’re allowed to take.
Do not take Priligy at the same time as any of the following medicines:
Do not take Priligy at the same time as any of the medicines listed above. If you have taken any of these medicines, you will need to wait 14 days after you stop taking it before you can start taking Priligy. Once you have stopped taking Priligy, you will need to wait 7 days before taking any of the medicines listed above. If you are not sure about what to do, talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking this medicine.
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking any of the following medicines:
If you are not sure if any of the above apply to you, talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking this medicine.
Priligy with food, drink and alcohol
Pregnancy, breast-feeding and fertility
This medicine should not be taken by women.
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. The effects of alcohol may be increased if taken with this medicine and you may be more at risk of injury from fainting or from other side effects if you take this medicine with alcohol.
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 medicine.
3. How to take Priligy
Always take this medicine exactly as your doctor or pharmacist has told you. Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.
If you take more Priligy than you should
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you have taken more tablets than you should. You may feel sick or be sick.
If you stop taking Priligy
Talk to your doctor before you stop taking this medicine. You may have problems sleeping and feel dizzy after you stop taking this medicine, even if you have not taken it every day.
If you have any further questions on the use of this medicine, ask your doctor, pharmacist or nurse.
4. Possible side effects
Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
Stop taking Priligy and see your doctor straight away if:
If you notice any of the above, stop taking this medicine and see your doctor straight away.
Fainting and low blood pressure
This medicine can make you faint or make your blood pressure drop when you stand up. To help lower the chance of this happening:
Very common side effects (may affect more than 1 in 10 men):
Common side effects (may affect up to 1 in 10 men):
Uncommon side effects (may affect up to 1 in 100 men):
Rare side effects (may affect up to 1 in 1,000 men):
Reporting of side effects
If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. You can also report side effects directly via the Yellow Card Scheme at www.mhra.gov.uk/yellowcard or search for MHRA Yellow Card in the Google Play or Apple App Store. By reporting side effects you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.
5. How to store Priligy
6. Contents of the pack and other information
What Priligy contains
The active substance is dapoxetine. Each tablet contains 30 mg or 60 mg dapoxetine as a hydrochloride salt.
The other ingredients are:
What Priligy looks like and contents of the pack
The tablets are provided in compliance multi-fold blister packs containing 1, 2, 3 and 6 film-coated tablets.
Not all pack sizes may be marketed.
Marketing Authorisation Holder and Manufacturer
Marketing Authorisation Holder
Manufacturer
This medicinal product is authorised in the Member States of the EEA under the following names:
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom: Priligy
This leaflet was last revised in 09/2020.
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