Viagra Soft: what these chewable tablets are, and what to ask for instead
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Viagra Soft Tabs are chewable sildenafil tablets (50 mg and 100 mg) made in India and sold under a name borrowed from Pfizer's Viagra. They aren't licensed in Spain, although Spanish pharmacies do stock licensed chewable sildenafil on prescription.
Below the prices: whether chewing really makes it work faster, how a meal changes the timing, who should avoid it and how to get the licensed version from a doctor here. In Spain, prescription-only medicines may not be sold online, and customs can hold a parcel that contains them. We do not check prescriptions: talk to your doctor before you order.
| What it is | A chewable tablet of sildenafil citrate, a PDE5 inhibitor for erectile dysfunction. |
|---|---|
| Active ingredient | Sildenafil (sildenafilo in Spanish) |
| Licensed in Spain? | No. It isn't listed in CIMA, the Spanish medicines database. Viagra is Pfizer's trade mark, and Pfizer sells no «Viagra Soft». |
| Licensed chewables in Spanish pharmacies | Sildenafilo Cinfa 50 and 100 mg, Idoka 25, 50 and 100 mg, and versions from Alter, Pensa and Qualigen. Melt-in-the-mouth: Vizarsin 50 and 100 mg. |
| Prescription | Always, for any sildenafil used for erections. The public health system doesn't pay for it. |
| Licensed dose | 50 mg about an hour before sex; 25 or 100 mg depending on how you respond. No more than 100 mg, once a day. |
| In this shop | «Viagra Soft Tabs» 50 and 100 mg, packs of 10 to 270 (bonus tablets on larger packs). Manufacturer not stated. |
What you're actually buying
Sildenafil, the drug in Viagra, pressed into a soft, flavoured tablet you chew. These tablets are produced in India for export and marketed online with «Viagra» in the name, but they have nothing to do with Pfizer.
Neither the Spanish Medicines Agency (AEMPS) nor the European Medicines Agency has assessed them, so no European regulator has checked what's in them or how they're made. The «100 mg» on the box is the maker's word. If that matters to you, ask us for the manufacturer and batch number before you buy.
The «works in 15 minutes» claim
Sites selling soft tabs say chewing gets sildenafil into your blood faster. The Spanish product information for the licensed chewable and orodispersible forms tells a different story:
- Licensed chewable sildenafil has the same timing as an ordinary tablet: blood levels peak 30 to 120 minutes after a dose, 60 minutes on average. You're told to take it about an hour before sex.
- Pfizer's own melt-in-the-mouth Viagra 50 mg, taken without water, was bioequivalent to the standard tablet. In plain English: absorbed the same, not sooner.
- After a high-fat meal that melt tablet peaked about 3.4 hours later, and the peak was 59% lower.
So the honest advantage of a chewable is convenience: no water, nothing to swallow whole. If you struggle with tablets, that's a fair reason to ask a doctor for a licensed chewable.
Buying chewable sildenafil from a Spanish pharmacy
With a prescription, ask the farmacia for «sildenafilo masticable» (chewable) or «sildenafilo bucodispersable» (melts on the tongue). The boxes carry the letters EFG, which mark an approved generic. Common names you may see: Sildenafilo Cinfa, Idoka, Vizarsin. You pay the full price, as the Spanish public system doesn't fund ED treatment.
How to take a chewable
From the licensed products' instructions; for an unlicensed tablet treat it as a guide only.
- Chew, then swallow. An empty stomach or a light snack works best.
- Allow about an hour. Without sexual arousal nothing happens.
- One tablet in 24 hours, even if the first one didn't work.
- Sildenafil's half-life is 3 to 5 hours, so it works for a few hours, not all weekend.
50 mg or 100 mg
| Strength | Spanish product information |
|---|---|
| 25 mg | Not sold here. It's the starting dose for severe kidney disease, liver problems, some antifungals and antibiotics, or if you take an alpha-blocker. |
| 50 mg | The usual starting dose. |
| 100 mg | The maximum: only if 50 mg isn't enough and you tolerate it. |
Two tablets in a day, or 100 mg plus 50 mg, goes over the licensed limit and brings more side effects. Big packs cut the price per tablet, but 270 tablets will last a long time. Don't stock up on something your doctor hasn't okayed.
Don't take it if you…
- use nitrates (GTN tablets, spray or patches; isosorbide mononitrate or dinitrate), poppers or riociguat;
- have blood pressure below 90/50, severe liver disease, or a recent heart attack or stroke;
- lost sight in one eye from NAION, or have an inherited retinal condition such as retinitis pigmentosa;
- have been told sex is unsafe for your heart, for example with unstable angina or severe heart failure.
Get medical advice first if you have Peyronie's disease, sickle cell anaemia, myeloma, leukaemia, a bleeding disorder or an active stomach ulcer.
Side effects
Headache is the most common, affecting more than 1 man in 10. Dizziness, flushing, a stuffy nose, nausea, indigestion and changes in vision (blurring, or a colour tint that is often bluish) are also common. They usually wear off within a few hours.
- you get chest pain or tightness, feel breathless or faint; say you've taken sildenafil;
- an erection lasts 4 hours or more;
- you suddenly lose sight or hearing;
- your face, lips or tongue swell.
You can report side effects at notificaRAM.es.
Interactions
| Taken with | Effect |
|---|---|
| Nitrates, poppers, riociguat | Dangerous drop in blood pressure. Never combine. |
| Ritonavir | Eleven times more sildenafil in the blood. Not advised. |
| Ketoconazole, itraconazole, erythromycin, saquinavir | Higher sildenafil levels; the product information suggests starting on 25 mg. |
| Alpha-blockers (doxazosin, tamsulosin…) | Dizziness on standing. Be stable on them first and start on 25 mg. |
Eaten recently? Check your timing
Pick what you've eaten in the last two hours, then slide to when you expect to have sex. Based on the Spanish product information; a rough guide, not medical advice.
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Other options on this site
- Generic Viagra (sildenafil): the same active ingredient as a tablet you swallow, in the licensed strengths.
- Generic Cialis (tadalafil): works for up to 36 hours and food doesn't slow it, so there's less clock-watching.
- Generic Levitra (vardenafil): lasts about as long as sildenafil.
To be clear, those products don't come from a Spanish pharmacy either: it's the active ingredient that is licensed, not the particular box. Kamagra Soft is essentially the same chewable under another Indian brand, and isn't licensed either.
Seeing a doctor in Spain
If you're registered with the Spanish health system and have a tarjeta sanitaria, book an appointment with your médico de familia (GP) at the centro de salud. A private doctor or urologist can also prescribe. Prescriptions from another EU country can be dispensed in Spain if they include the required details. A UK prescription isn't covered by those rules, so get a Spanish one.
Delivery
There's nowhere to buy in person: we send orders by post or courier. See delivery conditions for times and terms.
Common questions
Can I buy Viagra Soft without a prescription in Spain?
No. It isn't a licensed medicine, and sildenafil for erections is prescription-only in Spain, holiday resorts included.
Is Viagra Soft real Viagra?
No. Same active ingredient, but not made by Pfizer and not checked by any European regulator.
Can I get chewable Viagra at a Spanish pharmacy?
Yes, with a prescription: ask for «sildenafilo masticable». Generic chewables from Cinfa, Stada (Idoka) and others are on sale.
How quickly does it work?
The licensed chewables say to take it about an hour beforehand. The «15 minutes» in the adverts isn't backed by any study assessed in Europe.
How long does the effect last?
A few hours. Sildenafil's half-life is 3 to 5 hours, whatever the form.
Viagra Soft or Kamagra Soft?
Almost no difference: both are Indian chewable sildenafil. We only sell Kamagra Soft in 100 mg. Neither is licensed in Spain.
Can I drink alcohol with it?
A drink is unlikely to matter. Heavier drinking adds to dizziness and low blood pressure, and alcohol on its own makes erections harder.
Sources: Spanish product information (ficha técnica) for Sildenafilo Cinfa chewable tablets, Idoka, Vizarsin orodispersible tablets and Viagra 50 mg orodispersible tablets (CIMA, AEMPS); Viagra product information from the European Medicines Agency; Royal Decree 81/2014 (EU prescriptions). General information only: it doesn't replace advice from a doctor. In Spain, prescription-only medicines may not be sold online, and customs can hold a parcel that contains them. We do not check prescriptions: talk to your doctor before you order.
