Experiment 515255
Worktypes
Compounds isolated
Details
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Pharmacology | |
| Administration route | ORAL |
| Organism | Empty organism |
| Citation | SONDA,LP: MAZO,R: CHANCELLOR,MB:. (1990). THE ROLE OF YOHIMBINE FOR THE TREATMENT OF ERECTILE IMPOTENCE.. 16(1) |
| Amount utilized | |
| Compound isolated | |
| Disease | A DOUBLE-BLIND CROSSOVER STUDY OF YOHIMBINE VS.PLACEBO WAS CARRED OUT IN 40 PATIENTS. ELEVEN OF 33 PATIENTS (33%) WHO COMPLETED THE STUDY HAD SUBJECTIVE IMPROVEMENT OF ERECTION WHILE TAKING YOHIMBINE ALONE, FIVE OF 33(15%) RESPONDED WHILE TAKING BOTH YOHIMBINE AND PLACEBO, FIVE OF 33 (15%) RESPONDED TO PLACEBO ALONE, AND 12 OF 33 (36%) RESPONDED TO NEITHER. OF 215 IMPOTENT PATIENTS SUBSQUENTLY TREATED WITH YOHIMBINE, 38% REPORTED SOME SUBJECTIVE IMPROVEMENT, BUT ONLY 5% WERE COMPLETELY SATISFIED. THE PHYSIOLOGIC RESPONSE OF YOHIMBINE APPEARS TO OCCUR IN THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. RECENT EXPERIENCE SUGGESTS THAT THE TYPICAL DOSE HAS LITTLE SIDE EFFECT AND HIGHER DOSES ACHIEVE BETTER RESULTS, BUT THIS CONCLUSION REQUIRES MORE EVALUATION. |
| Dose amount | 5.4 MG |
| Number | 1 |
| Qualitative result | ACTIVE |
| Animal | HUMAN ADULT |
| Per unit | PERSON |
| Dose expression | DOSE |
| Gender | MALE |