Safety and Effectiveness of Dapoxetine On Demand in Chinese Men With Premature Ejaculation: Results of a Multicenter, Prospective, Open-Label Phase IV Study

• Main Authors: Jing Peng, MD, Lin Yang, MD, Long Liu, MD, Renyuan Zhou, MD, Jihong Liu, MD, Ningchen Li, MD, Liming Li, MD, Yongguang Jiang, MD, Yuqiang Liu, MD, Zhaohui Zhu, MD, Xiaodong Zhang, MD, Guowei Shi, MD, Suyog Jain, MD, Emmanuele A. Jannini, MD, Zhichao Zhang, MD
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2021-04-01
• Series: Sexual Medicine
• Subjects: Premature ejaculation; Dapoxetine; Treatment; Effectiveness; Safety; Sexual dysfunction
• Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2050116120301835

Introduction: Dapoxetine on demand has been approved for premature ejaculation (PE) management in China; however, studies on the efficacy and safety of this treatment in the Chinese population are scarce. Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of dapoxetine 30 mg and 60 mg on demand in Chinese men with PE. Methods: Phase IV real-world study on 1,252 patients with PE. If men reported no response to dapoxetine 30 mg after 4 weeks treatment, dapoxetine has been uptitrated at 60 mg for 4 weeks more. Main Outcome Measure: Self-reported data were collected for demographics, general and sexual health characteristics, PE severity, and treatment safety and effectiveness, as measured by the PE profile questionnaire. Results: Adverse events (AEs), such as nausea, thirst, headache, and dizziness, similarly to previous literature, were detected. The treatment-emergent AEs rate was higher in the patients treated with 30 and 60 mg (n = 192) compared with those treated with the dapoxetine 30 mg only (n = 1060) (34.4% vs 15.8%, respectively). No new safety concerns were observed. The overall effectiveness rates were 88.2% in subjects using 30 mg of dapoxetine, whereas a rescue from the previous failure was in 55.7% in the patients who received 60 mg after the initial 30 mg. Overall, 83.2% responded to dapoxetine at dosages equal to or lower than 60 mg. Conclusion: The results in this study demonstrated in a large Chinese population that on-demand dapoxetine is a safe and effective symptomatic treatment in patients with PE.J Peng, L Yang, L Liu, et al. Safety and Effectiveness of Dapoxetine On Demand in Chinese Men With Premature Ejaculation: Results of a Multicenter, Prospective, Open-Label Phase IV Study. Sex Med 2021;9:100296.