A patient has high blood pressure and penile erectile dysfunction. He asks the nurse if he could try tadalafil (Cialis) after seeing an advertisement on television
What medications, if taken by the patient, would the nurse recognize as increasing the risk associated with taking tadalafil? A) Beta-blockers
B) Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors
C) Alpha-adrenergic blockers
D) Calcium channel blockers
C
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Serious drops in blood pressure, leading to potentially fatal myocardial infarction or cerebrovascular event, have been reported when Cialis is combined with alpha-adrenergic blockers. This reaction has not been reported with beta-blockers, calcium channel blockers, or ACE inhibitors.
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