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| '''''For patient information, click <u>[[Tadalafil tablet (patient information)|here]]'''''</u>
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| ==Use in Specific Populations==
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| ===Pregnancy===
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| Pregnancy Category B
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| Animal reproduction studies in rats and mice revealed no evidence of fetal harm. There are, however, no adequate and well-controlled studies of tadalafil in pregnant women. Because animal reproduction studies are not always predictive of human response, tadalafil should be used during pregnancy only if clearly needed.
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| ===Non–teratogenic effects===
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| Animal reproduction studies showed no evidence of teratogenicity, embryotoxicity, or fetotoxicity when tadalafil was given to pregnant rats or mice at unbound tadalafil exposures up to 7 times the maximum recommended human dose (MRHD) of 40 mg/day during organogenesis. In one of two perinatal/postnatal developmental studies in rats, postnatal pup survival decreased following maternal exposure to unbound tadalafil concentrations greater than 5 times the MRHD based on AUC. Signs of maternal toxicity occurred at doses greater than 8 times the MRHD based on AUC. Surviving offspring had normal development and reproductive performance [see Nonclinical Toxicology (13.3)].
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| ===Nursing Mothers===
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| It is not known whether tadalafil is excreted into human milk. While tadalafil or some metabolite of tadalafil was excreted into rat milk, drug levels in animal breast milk may not accurately predict levels of drug in human breast milk. Because many drugs are excreted in human milk, caution should be exercised when ADCIRCA is administered to a nursing woman.
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| ===Pediatric Use===
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| Safety and effectiveness of ADCIRCA in pediatric patients have not been established.
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| ===Geriatric Use===
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| Of the total number of subjects in the clinical study of tadalafil for pulmonary arterial hypertension, 28 percent were 65 and over, while 8 percent were 75 and over. No overall differences in safety were observed between subjects over 65 years of age compared to younger subjects or those over 75 years of age. No dose adjustment is warranted based on age alone; however, a greater sensitivity to medications in some older individuals should be considered. [See Dosage and Administration (2.2) and Clinical Pharmacology (12.3)].
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| ===Renal Impairment===
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| For patients with mild or moderate renal impairment, start ADCIRCA at 20 mg once daily. Increase the dose to 40 mg once daily based upon individual tolerability [see Dosage and Administration (2.2), Warnings and Precautions (5.3) and Clinical Pharmacology (12.3)].
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| In patients with severe renal impairment, avoid use of ADCIRCA because of increased tadalafil exposure (AUC), limited clinical experience, and the lack of ability to influence clearance by dialysis [see Warnings and Precautions (5.3) and Clinical Pharmacology (12.3)].
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| ===Hepatic Impairment===
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| Because of limited clinical experience in patients with mild to moderate hepatic cirrhosis (Child-Pugh Class A or B), consider a starting dose of ADCIRCA 20 mg once daily. Patients with severe hepatic cirrhosis (Child-Pugh Class C) have not been studied, thus avoid use of ADCIRCA in such patients [see Dosage and Administration (2.2), Warnings and Precautions (5.4) and Clinical Pharmacology (12.3)].
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| <ref name="dailymed.nlm.nih.gov">{{Cite web | last = | first = | title = ADCIRCA (TADALAFIL) TABLET [UNITED THERAPEUTICS CORPORATION] | url =http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/lookup.cfm?setid=ff61b237-be8e-461b-8114-78c52a8ad0ae | publisher = | date = | accessdate = 7 February 2014 }}</ref>
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| ==References==
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| [[Category:Drugs]]
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