Apomorphine-containing dosage form for ameliorating male erectile dysfunction
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1. A method of ameliorating erectile dysfunction in a psychogenic male patient which comprises administering to said patient apomorphine or a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt thereof intranasally and in an amount sufficient to induce an erection adequate for vaginal penetration but less than the amount that induces substantial nausea.
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Impotence can be ameliorated without substantial undesirable side effects by nasal administration of apomorphine, optionally with an antiemetic agent present in an amount sufficient to substantially reduce nausea symptoms that may be associated with the use of apomorphine.
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- 1. A method of ameliorating erectile dysfunction in a psychogenic male patient which comprises administering to said patient apomorphine or a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt thereof intranasally and in an amount sufficient to induce an erection adequate for vaginal penetration but less than the amount that induces substantial nausea.
- 5. A method of stimulating dopamine receptors in the mid-brain region of a patient to cause an erection which comprises administering to the patient apomorphine in an intranasal dose containing about 1 to about 3.75 milligrams of apomorphine.
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