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Vardenafil (generic Levitra)

One of the faster-onset ED tablets — it can work from around 25 minutes, with a 4–5 hour window — and the same active ingredient as Levitra. Supplied only after our prescribing pharmacist reviews your confidential online consultation.

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Strengths & prices

Choose your strength — the pharmacist confirms it

Tap a strength to see the pack. Everyone new to vardenafil normally starts at 10 mg — including over-65s — and 20 mg is the maximum single dose. Your pharmacist confirms the right strength at review — nothing is dispensed automatically.

Generic vardenafil 10 mg film-coated tablets pack Generic vardenafil 20 mg film-coated tablets pack

Vardenafil tablets

Generic vardenafil · film-coated tablets · taken as needed, max one dose in 24 hours

StrengthQuantityPrice
10 mg4 tablets£19.99
20 mg4 tablets£25.95

Standard starting dose: 10 mg — including for over-65s (vardenafil levels run higher in older men, so 20 mg only after the pharmacist confirms 10 mg is well tolerated).

One-off or an ongoing 4-weekly supply — choose from 4 to 28 tablets at checkout (never more than one dose in 24 hours). Every supply is reviewed by our pharmacist first, whatever the size.

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Never take vardenafil with nitrates (e.g. GTN spray, isosorbide), nicorandil or ‘poppers’. The combination can cause a life-threatening drop in blood pressure. Our consultation screens for this — and if it applies to you, your GP or cardiologist is the right route for ED treatment.

Vardenafil also affects the heart’s electrical rhythm (the QT interval). It must not be used with certain heart-rhythm medicines — amiodarone, sotalol, quinidine or procainamide — or with congenital long QT syndrome. The consultation screens for this; sildenafil or tadalafil may suit instead.

What it is

How vardenafil works — and how to take it

How it works

Vardenafil is a PDE5 inhibitor — it increases blood flow to the penis when you’re sexually stimulated. It doesn’t cause an erection on its own, and it doesn’t affect desire. It’s the same active ingredient as branded Levitra — and a 10 mg dose is roughly equivalent in effect to 50 mg sildenafil.

When to take it

Take one tablet 25–60 minutes before sex — it can be effective from around 25 minutes and the window of effect is around 4–5 hours. A high-fat meal may delay it (though less than with sildenafil), so lighter meals help. Swallow whole with water. Maximum one dose in any 24 hours, and avoid grapefruit juice.

Getting the dose right

Most men start at 10 mg. If needed and well tolerated, the pharmacist can move you up to 20 mg — the maximum. Moderate liver problems mean a maximum of 10 mg, and vardenafil isn’t suitable for people on kidney dialysis.

What to expect

It can take a few tries to work its best — don’t judge it on one attempt. If it’s still not working at the right dose, the pharmacist will review — switching tablet often solves it.

Safety

Side effects and who should avoid it

Factual safety information from the licensed product information — the consultation checks every exclusion, and the pharmacist explains anything that applies to you.

Common, usually mild

  • Headache and flushing (the most common)
  • Indigestion, nausea, feeling dizzy, blocked nose
  • Visual changes can occur (e.g. blurring, a colour tinge, light sensitivity)

These are dose-related and usually settle on their own.

Stop and seek urgent help if

  • Chest pain during or after sex
  • An erection lasting more than 4 hours (priapism)
  • Sudden loss or reduction of vision or hearing
  • Palpitations or a racing/irregular heartbeat
  • Signs of a serious allergic reaction

Rare — but they need immediate medical attention.

Not suitable with: nitrates/nicorandil/poppers (never), certain heart-rhythm medicines (amiodarone, sotalol, quinidine, procainamide) and congenital long QT syndrome, riociguat, HIV protease inhibitors, kidney dialysis, severe liver disease, very low or uncontrolled high blood pressure, a heart attack or stroke in the last 6 months, unstable angina, severe heart failure, certain eye conditions (NAION, retinitis pigmentosa), or conditions predisposing to priapism. Caution and lower doses with alpha-blockers, some antifungals and antibiotics, and moderate liver problems — and avoid grapefruit juice, which raises vardenafil levels. The consultation covers each of these, and the pharmacist makes the decision. Report side effects via the MHRA Yellow Card scheme (yellowcard.mhra.gov.uk).

How it works

From question to discreet delivery

1

Answer online

A confidential 5-minute questionnaire built on the official clinical criteria — no video call needed.

2

Pharmacist reviews

Our prescribing pharmacists personally review your answers, usually within one working day, and confirm the right strength.

3

Discreet supply

Collect in store, or plain unmarked tracked delivery. Payment only once the pharmacist has approved.

4

Ongoing support

Dose review if it’s not working well, side-effect advice, and a GP referral whenever that’s the safer route.

Common questions

Vardenafil, answered plainly

Is generic vardenafil as good as Levitra?
Yes — it contains the same active ingredient at the same strengths, made to the same MHRA standards, and is therapeutically equivalent. The difference is price.
What’s this about heart rhythm?
Vardenafil can lengthen the QT interval — the time the heart’s electrical system takes to reset between beats. That’s why it isn’t combined with medicines that do the same thing (such as amiodarone, sotalol, quinidine or procainamide) or used with congenital long QT syndrome. The consultation checks your medicines for this — and sildenafil and tadalafil don’t share this issue, so one of those may suit instead.
How fast does it work?
It can work from around 25 minutes after taking it, and the window of effect is around 4–5 hours. It only works with sexual stimulation — it doesn’t cause an erection on its own.
Do I need a video call?
No — you complete the confidential questionnaire and our prescribing pharmacist reviews it personally, usually within one working day, and phones only if something needs clarifying.
Why is vardenafil pricier than sildenafil?
Generic vardenafil simply costs more to source than generic sildenafil. If cost matters most, sildenafil is the first-line, lowest-cost option — the pharmacist can help you choose in the consultation.

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Important. Vardenafil is a prescription-only medicine supplied under a Patient Group Direction after a structured clinical check. Our prescribing pharmacists personally review every consultation and make the final decision — nothing is approved automatically, and where your GP is more appropriate we will say so. This page is factual service information, not a recommendation to use any medicine. Never combine vardenafil with nitrates, nicorandil or ‘poppers’. Vardenafil must not be combined with Class Ia or III antiarrhythmics or other QT-prolonging medicines. It gives no protection against sexually transmitted infections.

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