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Sexual health: ED & ejaculation

Understand erection-difficulty and premature-ejaculation care, confidential assessments, medicine supply routes and safety.

6 medicine guides · Updated 7 September 2026 · Published by Pick My Pharmacy

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Sexual health: ED & ejaculation medicine guides

Read about the purpose, assessment, important safety questions and follow-up for the exact product. The order is alphabetical within each topic and does not indicate a clinical preference.

Sexual health: ED & ejaculation

Cialis TogethertadalafilCialis Together is a tadalafil product with pharmacy-medicine status for adult erection difficulties. Supply depends on a pharmacist’s assessment of the exact product and your circumstances.Uses, safety & questions Priligy (dapoxetine)dapoxetinePriligy contains dapoxetine and is used for premature ejaculation after assessment. Premature ejaculation and erectile dysfunction are different concerns, even though they may be discussed in the same sexual-health appointment.Uses, safety & questions Sildenafil (generic)sildenafilSildenafil is used for erectile dysfunction and, in a separate pathway, pulmonary arterial hypertension. This guide focuses on adults discussing erection difficulties. It is available through prescription and specific pharmacy-medicine routes.Uses, safety & questions Tadalafil (generic Cialis)tadalafilTadalafil is used for erection difficulties and other conditions under different prescribing plans. This guide focuses on ED. Some specific products have pharmacy status, while other strengths and regimens require a prescription.Uses, safety & questions Viagra (branded)sildenafilViagra is a brand of sildenafil used for erection difficulties. A named brand does not establish that it is more suitable for you than another sildenafil product; a clinical assessment and the exact supply route matter.Uses, safety & questions Viagra ConnectsildenafilViagra Connect is a pharmacy-medicine presentation of sildenafil for adult erection difficulties. A pharmacist must check suitability; availability without a prescription does not remove safety checks.Uses, safety & questions

The decision comes before the product

How should I choose a care service?

Which care pathway should I consider?

Recurring erection difficulties deserve a GP or sexual health assessment. A pharmacy can also discuss suitable pharmacy-medicine options or referral. Some specific sildenafil and tadalafil products have pharmacy status; other products and regimens require a prescription.

What safety and follow-up questions matter?

ED medicines such as sildenafil or tadalafil must not be combined with nitrates or recreational poppers. Priligy has a different interaction profile because it contains dapoxetine. Use the individual page and current leaflet, and share a full medicine history with the assessor.

What should I prepare for an appointment?

Take a short account of the concern, current medicines and any previous care. Ask for the decision and next steps in writing. These questions can help you focus the appointment:

Is the concern erection difficulty, ejaculation timing or something else?
Do I need a wider health check?
Which medicine interactions and urgent symptoms should I understand?

Understand the full commitment

What should a treatment-service quote include?

A medicine price alone cannot describe the whole service. Ask for a dated quote for the exact formulation, quantity and period, and compare the same inclusions. A private prescription does not create an automatic entitlement to NHS continuation.

Assessment and tests: Who assesses you, which tests are separate, and what happens to the fee if treatment is unsuitable?
Supply and administration: Which product, quantity, equipment, delivery or appointment is included?
Monitoring and follow-up: Who reviews results and adverse effects, how often, and with what contact between appointments?
Renewal and cancellation: Is payment automatic, can prices change, and how can you stop or transfer care?

Keep the written terms. Low introductory prices and high subscription fees are not measures of clinical quality. When a cost is not verified, it should remain unknown rather than appear as free.

Common questions

How should I use these sexual health: ed & ejaculation guides?

Erectile dysfunction and premature ejaculation are different problems. The list includes treatments discussed in sexual-health care, but they are not interchangeable. Explain which symptom you need help with before selecting a product or assuming that a brand used by someone else is appropriate.

Can these pages choose a medicine or dose for me?

No. They provide general education and questions for a clinical conversation. The medicine, formulation and instructions must match the assessment and the exact product.

Does every medicine here need a prescription?

Many do. Some specific products are pharmacy medicines with their own suitability checks. The same ingredient can have different supply rules in different products; check with a pharmacist.

Why are there no live price rankings?

A fair comparison needs current evidence for the same product, quantity and clinical support. These guides explain how to request a complete quote; they do not publish unsupported price ranges or imply that an unknown price is zero.

Who publishes and reviews the information?

Pick My Pharmacy publishes the guides using the dated sources shown on each page. No independent clinical review is recorded. Use the current patient leaflet and a healthcare professional for decisions about your care.

Sources and further reading

Public guidance checked 7 September 2026. This topic guide has not been independently clinically reviewed. Individual medicine pages include their own sources and current leaflet links.

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