{"id":375,"count":1,"description":"<div class=\"section-header\">\r\n<h2 class=\"section-title\"><strong>Why is this medication prescribed?<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<\/div>\r\nAvanafil relaxes muscles of the blood vessels and increases blood flow to particular areas of the body. Avanafil is used to treat erectile dysfunction (impotence). Avanafil may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.\r\nErectile dysfunction (ED) affects an estimated 30 million American men, and that number is expected to grow as the elderly population increases. As more men struggle with the negative impact of ED on their quality of life, the need for effective and safe therapies has increased. For the past decade or so, oral phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) inhibitors have been used as first-line therapy for ED: sildenafil, tadalafil, and vardenafil. Despite these treatment options, many men have remained dissatisfied for a variety of reasons, including lack of potency, the prolonged onset of action, and tolerability issues. Enter avanafil Approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in April; avanafil is a novel second-generation PDE5 inhibitor. How will it compare with the other agents previously on the market regarding efficacy, time to onset, and side effects?","link":"https:\/\/www.safegenericpharmacy.net\/product-category\/avanafil\/","name":"Avanafil ( Stendra )","slug":"avanafil","taxonomy":"product_cat","parent":0,"meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.safegenericpharmacy.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat\/375"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.safegenericpharmacy.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.safegenericpharmacy.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/taxonomies\/product_cat"}],"wp:post_type":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.safegenericpharmacy.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?product_cat=375"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}