Supply of Invicorp in UK

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User

Posted 09 Jul 2020 at 14:10

Hi there - having to deal with quite a lot of pain using Viridal Duo (Caverject) injections so thought I would try purchasing Invicorp privately, which has been previously referenced on the Prostate Cancer UK community. My ED specialist has also mentioned it, although had no way of prescribing through NHS.

I placed an order via Pharmacy2u, which they have now cancelled as unable to obtain the drug. Anyone have any other alernative suppliers that currently have stock?

Many thanks

User

Posted 10 Jul 2020 at 01:11

Viridal and Caverject are different products - Viridal seems much less efficient & with more side effects; Caverject is in short supply in the UK and has been for a while.

We got 3 months' worth of Invicorp at Sainsbury's today, on the NHS ... why can't your ED specialist or GP prescribe it?

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User

Posted 10 Jul 2020 at 10:28

Originally Posted by: Online Community Member

We got 3 months' worth of Invicorp at Sainsbury's today, on the NHS ... why can't your ED specialist or GP prescribe it?

So is Invicorp now generally available on the NHS?

If so is it now NICE approved?

Just looking for some ammunition to push for some please

Cheers

Bill

User

Posted 10 Jul 2020 at 12:34

Well it was first prescribed by the ED nurse for our NHS trust, and the GP issues repeat prescriptions without any quibbling so I would say yes to the question of NHS availability - the NICE summary is here https://bnf.nice.org.uk/drug/aviptadil-with-phentolamine-mesilate.html

A quick Google search indicates that it is approved by Mid Yorks, W Yorks, Lancashire, Herts, Bedfordshire. It is also available on the NHS in Wales & Scotland. There are small differences in whether the GP can prescribe or whether the first prescription has to be from the hospital / ED service.

The British society for sexual medicine published this in 2017; p18 mentions the benefits of Invicorp over others, including less pain.
http://www.bssm.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/BSSM-ED-guidelines-2018-1.pdf

"Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards." Soren Kierkegaard

User

Posted 10 Jul 2020 at 17:31

Thanks Lyn that's all good to help support my argument at next review.

Cheers

Bill

Edited by member 10 Jul 2020 at 19:05 | Reason: Typo

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