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[NawlinsGirl]

Some one asked me this question ,
Why would an ICU patient be on Viagra BID ? This was a post-op CABG scenario. Is there an off label use for the drug not in Davis where this would be appropriate?

Viagra may be used for pulmonary hypertension, especially if caused by pulmonary fibrosis. It was originally designed as a BP med and the most common side effect was an erection.

It is actually used on babies also in the ICU and other settings for pulmonary hypertension, what it was originally designed for. Comes is a liquid form.