Aphrodyne Generic Name: yohimbine Brand Name: Aphrodyne Drug Class: Urology Herbals side effects drug center aphrodyne (yohimbine) drug PROFESSIONAL SIDE EFFECTS Contents Drug Description Indications & Dosage Side Effects & Drug Interactions Warnings & Precautions Overdosage & Contraindications Clinical Pharmacology Medication Guide Drug Description What is Aphrodyne and how is it used? Aphrodyne is a prescription medicine used to treat the symptoms of Impotence and as a Aphrodisiac. Aphrodyne may be used alone or with other medications. Aphrodyne belongs to a class of drugs called Urology, Herbals. It is not known if Aphrodyne is safe and effective in children. What are the possible side effects of Aphrodyne? Aphrodyne may cause serious side effects including: hives, difficulty breathing, swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat, mental or mood changes, anxiety, irritability, nervousness, shaking, changes in the amount of urine, fast heartbeat, and severe dizziness Get medical help right away, if you have any of the symptoms listed above. The most common side effects of Aphrodyne include: dizziness, headache, nausea, and flushing Tell the doctor if you have any side effect that bothers you or that does not go away. These are not all the possible side effects of Aphrodyne. For more information, ask your doctor or pharmacist. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088. DESCRIPTION Yohimbine is a 3a-15a-20(beta)-17a- hydroxy Yohimbine-16a-carboxylic acid methyl ester. The alkaloid is found in Rubaceae and related trees and is also found in Rauwolfia Serpentina (L) Benth. Yohimbine is an indolalkylamine alkaloid with chemical similarity to reserpine. It is a crystalline powder, odorless. Each compressed caplet contains 5.4 mg (1/12 gr.) of Yohimbine Hydrochloride. Indications & Dosage INDICATIONS APHRODYNE (yohimbine) ® is indicated as a sympatholytic and mydriatic. Impotence has been successfully treated with yohimbine in male patients with vascular or diabetic origins and psychogenic origins (18 mg/day). DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION Experimental dosage reported in treatment of erectile impotence: 1,3,4 1 caplet (5.4mg) 3 times a day, to adult males taken orally. Occasional side effects reported with this dosage are nausea, dizziness or nervousness. In the event of side effects dosage is to be reduced to 1/2 caplet 3 times a day, followed by gradual increases to 1 caplet 3 times a day. Reported therapy not more than 10 weeks. 3 HOW SUPPLIED APHRODYNE (yohimbine) ® scored caplets are aqua, debossed with APHRO DYNE. They are available in bottles of 100 NDC 0076-0401-03) and 1000 (NDC 0076-0401-04). MANUFACTURED FOR: Star Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Side Effects & Drug Interactions SIDE EFFECTS Yohimbine readily penetrates the CNS and produces a complex pattern of responses in lower doses than required to produce peripheral (alpha)-adrenergic blockage. These include anti-diuresis, a general picture of central excitation including elevated blood pressure and heart rate, increased motor activity, irritability and tremor. Sweating, nausea and vomiting are common after parenteral administration of the drug. 1,2 Also dizziness, headache, and skin flushing have been reported. 1,3 DRUG INTERACTIONS No Information Provided. Warnings & Precautions WARNINGS Generally, this drug is not proposed for use in females and certainly must not be used during pregnancy. Neither is this drug proposed for use in pediatric, geriatric or cardio-renal patients with gastric or duodenal ulcer history. Nor should it be used in conjunction with mood-modifying drugs such as antidepressants or in psychiatric patients in general. PRECAUTIONS No Information Provided. Overdosage & Contraindications OVERDOSE No Information Provided. CONTRAINDICATIONS Renal diseases, and patients sensitive to the drug. In view of the limited and inadequate information at hand, no precise tabulation can be offered of additional contraindications. Clinical Pharmacology CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY Yohimbine blocks presynaptic alpha-2 adrenergic receptors. Its action on peripheral blood vessels resembles that of reserpine, though it is weaker and of short duration. Yohimbine's peripheral autonomic nervous system effect is to increase parasympathetic (cholinergic) and decrease sympathetic (adrenergic) activity. It is to be noted that in male sexual performance, erection is linked to cholinergic activity and to alpha-2 adrenergic blockade which may theoretically result in increased penile inflow, decreased penile outflow or both. Yohimbine exerts a stimulating action on the mood and may increase anxiety. Such actions have not been adequately studied or related to dosage although they appear to require high doses of the drug. Yohimbine has a mild anti-diuretic action, probably via stimulation of hypothalmic center and release of posterior pituitary hormone. Reportedly Yohimbine exerts no significant influence on cardiac stimulation and other effects mediated by (beta)-adrenergic receptors. Its effect on blood pressure, if any, would be to lower it; however, no adequate studies are at hand to quantitate this effect in terms of Yohimbine dosage. Medication Guide PATIENT INFORMATION No Information Provided.
Drug Description What is Aphrodyne and how is it used? Aphrodyne is a prescription medicine used to treat the symptoms of Impotence and as a Aphrodisiac. Aphrodyne may be used alone or with other medications. Aphrodyne belongs to a class of drugs called Urology, Herbals. It is not known if Aphrodyne is safe and effective in children. What are the possible side effects of Aphrodyne? Aphrodyne may cause serious side effects including: hives, difficulty breathing, swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat, mental or mood changes, anxiety, irritability, nervousness, shaking, changes in the amount of urine, fast heartbeat, and severe dizziness Get medical help right away, if you have any of the symptoms listed above. The most common side effects of Aphrodyne include: dizziness, headache, nausea, and flushing Tell the doctor if you have any side effect that bothers you or that does not go away. These are not all the possible side effects of Aphrodyne. For more information, ask your doctor or pharmacist. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088. DESCRIPTION Yohimbine is a 3a-15a-20(beta)-17a- hydroxy Yohimbine-16a-carboxylic acid methyl ester. The alkaloid is found in Rubaceae and related trees and is also found in Rauwolfia Serpentina (L) Benth. Yohimbine is an indolalkylamine alkaloid with chemical similarity to reserpine. It is a crystalline powder, odorless. Each compressed caplet contains 5.4 mg (1/12 gr.) of Yohimbine Hydrochloride. Indications & Dosage INDICATIONS APHRODYNE (yohimbine) ® is indicated as a sympatholytic and mydriatic. Impotence has been successfully treated with yohimbine in male patients with vascular or diabetic origins and psychogenic origins (18 mg/day). DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION Experimental dosage reported in treatment of erectile impotence: 1,3,4 1 caplet (5.4mg) 3 times a day, to adult males taken orally. Occasional side effects reported with this dosage are nausea, dizziness or nervousness. In the event of side effects dosage is to be reduced to 1/2 caplet 3 times a day, followed by gradual increases to 1 caplet 3 times a day. Reported therapy not more than 10 weeks. 3 HOW SUPPLIED APHRODYNE (yohimbine) ® scored caplets are aqua, debossed with APHRO DYNE. They are available in bottles of 100 NDC 0076-0401-03) and 1000 (NDC 0076-0401-04). MANUFACTURED FOR: Star Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Side Effects & Drug Interactions SIDE EFFECTS Yohimbine readily penetrates the CNS and produces a complex pattern of responses in lower doses than required to produce peripheral (alpha)-adrenergic blockage. These include anti-diuresis, a general picture of central excitation including elevated blood pressure and heart rate, increased motor activity, irritability and tremor. Sweating, nausea and vomiting are common after parenteral administration of the drug. 1,2 Also dizziness, headache, and skin flushing have been reported. 1,3 DRUG INTERACTIONS No Information Provided. Warnings & Precautions WARNINGS Generally, this drug is not proposed for use in females and certainly must not be used during pregnancy. Neither is this drug proposed for use in pediatric, geriatric or cardio-renal patients with gastric or duodenal ulcer history. Nor should it be used in conjunction with mood-modifying drugs such as antidepressants or in psychiatric patients in general. PRECAUTIONS No Information Provided. Overdosage & Contraindications OVERDOSE No Information Provided. CONTRAINDICATIONS Renal diseases, and patients sensitive to the drug. In view of the limited and inadequate information at hand, no precise tabulation can be offered of additional contraindications. Clinical Pharmacology CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY Yohimbine blocks presynaptic alpha-2 adrenergic receptors. Its action on peripheral blood vessels resembles that of reserpine, though it is weaker and of short duration. Yohimbine's peripheral autonomic nervous system effect is to increase parasympathetic (cholinergic) and decrease sympathetic (adrenergic) activity. It is to be noted that in male sexual performance, erection is linked to cholinergic activity and to alpha-2 adrenergic blockade which may theoretically result in increased penile inflow, decreased penile outflow or both. Yohimbine exerts a stimulating action on the mood and may increase anxiety. Such actions have not been adequately studied or related to dosage although they appear to require high doses of the drug. Yohimbine has a mild anti-diuretic action, probably via stimulation of hypothalmic center and release of posterior pituitary hormone. Reportedly Yohimbine exerts no significant influence on cardiac stimulation and other effects mediated by (beta)-adrenergic receptors. Its effect on blood pressure, if any, would be to lower it; however, no adequate studies are at hand to quantitate this effect in terms of Yohimbine dosage. Medication Guide PATIENT INFORMATION No Information Provided.
