Sildenafil citrate

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We are a Poland-based CDMO and manufacturer of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) that is proceeding with a $35-million facility expansion of its main API plant in Starogard Gdanski to include HPAPI and cryogenic technologies and investments in a pilot plant and R&D capabilities. We expect to extend our operations starting from Q1 2024, with full completion scheduled for Q3 2024.

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Sildenafil citrate

CAS No.

171599-83-0

Reference product

Viagra, Revatio/PFIZER

Polymorphic form

Anhydrous Form 2

Therapeutic Area

Genito-urinary system & sex hormones

Status

commercial

EU DMF readiness

✓

US DMF readiness

023930

CEP

✓

Other documentation

Chinese DMF
Japanese DMF
Canadian DMF

Drug description:

Sildenafil Citrate is an anti-erectile dysfunction agent.
Sildenafil is indicated in adult men with erectile dysfunction, which is the inability to achieve or maintain a penile erection sufficient for satisfactory sexual performance. In order for Sildenafil to be effective, sexual stimulation is required.
It is formulated in the form of tablets, film coated tablets and capsules for oral route of administration.

Mechanism of action:

Sildenafil enhances the effect of NO by inhibiting phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5), which is responsible for degradation of cGMP in the corpus cavernosum. When sexual stimulation causes local release of NO, inhibition of PDE5 by sildenafil causes increased levels of cGMP in the corpus cavernosum, resulting in smooth muscle relaxation and inflow of blood to the corpus cavernosum. Sildenafil is also an inhibitor of cGMP specific phosphodiesterase type-5 (PDE-5) in the smooth muscle of the pulmonary vasculature, where PDE-5 is responsible for degradation of cGMP. Sildenafil, therefore, increases cGMP within pulmonary vascular smooth muscle cells resulting in relaxation in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension.

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