5. 1) er det vist, at sildenafil potenserer nitraters hypotensive effekt, hvorfor indgift sammen med nitrogenoxiddonorer (som amylnitrit) eller enhver form for nitrater derfor er kontraindiceret.
Consistent with its known effects on the nitric oxide/ cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) pathway (see section 5.1), sildenafil was shown to potentiate the hypotensive effects of nitrates, and its co-administration with nitric oxide donors (such as amyl nitrite) or nitrates in any form is therefore contraindicated.