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Is CAVERJECT right for me?

Adult men who have erectile dysfunction (ED) and are healthy enough to have sex can use CAVERJECT (alprostadil for injection). Men with ED and other associated health issues can also use CAVERJECT. Read this entire section to find out if CAVERJECT may be right for you.

CAVERJECT can work for men with ED and other related health conditions

  • Heart problems
  • Prostate problems
  • High blood pressure
  • Spinal cord injury
  • Diabetes
  • High cholesterol levels

Who should not use CAVERJECT?

  • Any man who is allergic to alprostadil (the active ingredient) or anything else in CAVERJECT
  • Men who have been told by their healthcare provider not to have sex
  • Children, infants, and women
  • Men with conditions that might result in long-lasting erections that can damage the penis, such as:
    • Sickle cell anemia or sickle cell trait
    • Leukemia (white blood cell cancer)
    • Multiple myeloma (bone marrow cancer)
    • Abnormally shaped penis, a penis implant, or other problems of the penis

Before you take CAVERJECT, there are a few things you should share with your healthcare provider.

Be sure to tell him or her:

  • About all your medical conditions
  • About all your medicines, including over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal products
  • If you've ever had erections that lasted more than 4 hours
  • If you have sickle cell anemia, sickle cell trait, leukemia, or multiple myeloma
  • If you have a penis implant

If oral therapy is not right for you, you may be able to treat your ED with an injection. Talk to your healthcare provider to see if CAVERJECT is right for you.



CAVERJECT is used to treat erectile dysfunction (ED) due to neurogenic, vasculogenic, psychogenic, or mixed etiology.


Important Safety Information

CAVERJECT should not be used in men hypersensitive to alprostadil, men with conditions that may predispose them to priapism (such as sickle cell anemia or trait, multiple myeloma or leukemia), men with anatomical deformities of the penis (such as angulation, cavernosal fibrosis or Peyronie’s disease), men with penile implants, or men for whom sexual activity is inadvisable or is contraindicated.

CAVERJECT should not be used in women, children or newborns.

Patients should be instructed to immediately report to his physician any erection lasting 4 hours or longer. If unavailable, patient must seek immediate medical assistance.

CAVERJECT can cause penile fibrosis or Peyronie’s disease.

Use of Caverject in patients who take anticoagulants, such as warfarin or heparin, should be with precaution as they may have increased tendency for bleeding after Caverject injections.

The most common side effect of CAVERJECT® (alprostadil for injection) was penile pain, reported by 37% of patients in clinical studies. Other side effects were prolonged erection, penile fibrosis and injection site hematoma. To lower the risk of prolonged erections or priapism, Caverject should be titrated slowly to the lowest effective dose.

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