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Original Articles

The substitution of Phentolamine with an equal amount of Chlopromazine as an alpha-blocker in vasoactive cocktails used for intracavernous injection therapy for the treatment of erectile dysfunction

, B. Pharm., B. Sc. (Hons.), M. Sc. Ph. D. (Extraordinary Professor) & , M. Med. (Urol.) (Senior Specialist Urologist)
Pages 14-14b | Published online: 15 Aug 2014

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