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Year : 2016  |  Volume : 29  |  Issue : 2  |  Page : 393-395

Evaluation of dapoxetine hydrochloride in treatment of primary premature ejaculation


Department of Dermatology, Andrology & STIs, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Menoufia, Egypt

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Sherif M Abo-elmaaty
Department of Dermatology, Andrology & STIs, Kafr El-sheekh Hospital, Kafr El-sheekh, 33511
Egypt
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Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None


DOI: 10.4103/1110-2098.192410

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Objective: The aim of the study was to evaluate the role of dapoxetine in treatment of primary premature ejaculation (PE). Background: PE is regarded as the most common male sexual disorder. To date, there is no accurate and objective diagnostic test or specific treatment for PE. Dapoxetine hydrochloride is recently developed for treatment of primary PE. It is a short-acting selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor. Although it was refused by the food and drug administration (FDA) in 2005, it is now available in many countries, including Egypt, for treatment of PE. Its efficacy and side effects are not fully studied and few studies exist in this regard with controversial results. Materials and methods: This was a double-blind, placebo-controlled, cross-over study. It included 24 patients with primary PE, selected according to the International Society of Sexual Medicine definition of primary PE with intravaginal ejaculatory latency time (IELT) less than 1 min. The patients received dapoxetine 60 mg and placebo for 6 weeks, each with 2 weeks in between as a washout period. The drug and placebo were received on demand 1–3 h before the sexual activity. Efficacy and tolerability were evaluated by IELT and Arabic index of premature ejaculation (AIPE) mean score changes, and the side effects were reported upon at baseline and at 1, 3, and 6 weeks. Results: Dapoxetine significantly increased IELT by first, third, and sixth week and the geometric mean by 5.15 ± 0.17 folds, and with dapoxetine (60 mg) the AIPE became normal in 88.9% of patients by the sixth week, whereas placebo failed to give any change. Conclusion: Dapoxetine is a promise drug for PE as on-demand treatment. Dapoxetine significantly improved the IELT and AIPE, and it is well tolerated.


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