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Cialis ® (tadalafil) tablets
2.5 mg, 5 mg, 10mg, 20 mg tablets
This information is provided in response to your request. Resources may contain information about doses, uses, formulations and populations different from product labeling. See Prescribing Information above, if applicable.
Is there any information on taking booster or extra dose of CIALIS® (tadalafil)?
We cannot recommend giving a booster/extra dose of CIALIS (tadalafil) as a supplement to a patient already taking tadalafil for once-daily use.
Detailed Information
No clinical studies have been conducted to evaluate the use of booster/extra dose of tadalafil to a patient already on once-daily tadalafil.
It is important to remember that tadalafil (regardless of therapy schedule) should not be taken more than once per day.
Erectile Dysfunction
On-Demand Dosing
The recommended maximum dose is 20 mg, taken prior to anticipated sexual activity. The maximum recommended dosing frequency is once per day. Tadalafil has been proven effective up to 36 hours after dosing.1
Once-a-Day Dosing
The recommended dose is 5 mg, taken once a day at approximately the same time of day.1
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
The recommended dose is 5 mg, taken at approximately the same time every day.1
Erectile Dysfunction and Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
The recommended dose is 5 mg, taken at approximately the same time every day.1
Enclosed Prescribing Information
Reference
1Cialis [package insert]. Indianapolis, IN: Eli Lilly and Company; 2018.
Date of Last Review: October 17, 2022