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Medical Author:

Omudhome Ogbru, PharmD

Omudhome Ogbru, PharmD

Dr. Ogbru received his Doctorate in Pharmacy from the University of the Pacific School of Pharmacy in 1995. He completed a Pharmacy Practice Residency at the University of Arizona/University Medical Center in 1996. He was a Professor of Pharmacy Practice and a Regional Clerkship Coordinator for the University of the Pacific School of Pharmacy from 1996-99.

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Medical Editor:

Jay W. Marks, MD

Jay W. Marks, MD

Jay W. Marks, MD, is a board-certified internist and gastroenterologist. He graduated from Yale University School of Medicine and trained in internal medicine and gastroenterology at UCLA/Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.

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The following drugs are currently undergoing investigation for use in treating erectile dysfunction:

• Phentolamine (Regitine) and papaverine (Genabid, Pavabid, Pavatine) injection: This therapy has been prescribed for many years. Both of these drugs are used for other diseases, but the US Food and Drug Administration has not formally approved them for treating erectile dysfunction. Phentolamine has recently been in short supply, and the introduction of newer, effective drug therapy has limited use of this combination.
  
  
• Apomorphine (Uprima)
  
  
• PT-141 (a melanocortin receptor activator given as a nasal spray)
  
  
• Alprostadil cream (Alprox-TD)

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