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Efficacy: For Once Daily Use
CIALIS for once daily use offers an effective dosing option- In trials conducted without regard to timing of dose and sexual activity, CIALIS demonstrated statistically significant improvement in erectile function1
- CIALIS is effective at improving erectile function over the course of therapy1

- SEP3 values for all patients studied were:
- Endpoint: placebo 31%, 2.5 mg 50%, 5 mg 57%2
- Change from baseline: placebo 10%, 2.5 mg 31%, 5 mg 35%2
- The efficacy for CIALIS for once daily use was maintained throughout a 6-month, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial1
CIALIS for once daily use is efficacious in men with diabetes
- There was a significant improvement in ability to maintain an erection (SEP3) with both CIALIS 2.5 and 5 mg for patients with diabetes1
- Endpoint: placebo 28%, 2.5 mg 46%, 5 mg 41%1
- Change from baseline: placebo 8%, 2.5 mg 26%§, 5 mg 25%§1
Successful intercourse across all time intervals with CIALIS for once daily use
‡Retrospecitve analysis of a double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial of 2.5 mg taken once daily in patients with ED and diabetes. Timing of attempts for the 2.5 mg dose was only collected in ED patients with co-morbid diabetes.
¶Retrospective analysis of a double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial of 5 mg taken once daily in patients in the general ED population.
- Cialis [package insert]. Indianapolis, Ind: Eli Lilly and Company; February 2008.
- Rajfer J, Aliotta PJ, Steidle CP, et al. Tadalafil dosed once a day in men with erectile dysfunction: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study in the US. Int J Impot Res. 2007;19:95-103.
- Data on file. Eli Lilly and Company CIA20080501A.












