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NICE-aligned management typically involves: Addressing modifiable risk factors (smoking cessation, weight loss, increased physical activity, alcohol reduction) Optimising management of underlying conditions (diabetes, hypertension, depression) Trial of PDE5 inhibitor therapy Referral to specialist services (urology/andrology) if first-line treatments fail or where structural/neurological/endocrine causes are suspected Consideration of psychosexual therapy where appropriate Men should be reassured that ED is a medical condition with effective treatments, and seeking help through proper channels ensures safety, appropriate investigation of underlying causes, and access to evidence-based therapies
While no officially approved human dosing exists, community experience and extrapolation from animal research provide useful guidance
By Angie Gaddy Communications Director, BCPhA Jamie Wigston (West End Medicine Centre, New Westminster) Pharmacists in British Columbia have been asking for expanded scope of practice for more than a decade pointing to other provinces that allow pharmacists to prescribe like Alberta and Saskatchewan
Adapalene and Alcohol Alcohol consumption can indirectly affect adapalene treatment by dehydrating the skin and increasing irritation
