Tadalafil is a medication used to treat Erectile Dysfunction (ED). It belongs to a group of medicines called phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE 5) inhibitors. PDE 5 Inhibitors work by relaxing the blood vessels in the penis in response to sexual stimulation and allowing more blood to flow into the penis and helps with getting and maintaining an erection. Tadalafil will only help you to get an erection if you are sexually stimulated.

Tadalafil is a generic version of Cialis

Generic Tadalafil and Cialis are medically IDENTICAL and have the same active medicine (Tadalafil) and will work in the same way. The only difference is Cialis is considerably more expensive than generic Tadalafil.

Eli Lilly was the original manufacture for Tadalafil and they sold it under the brand name Cialis. Tadalafil is the active medicine which treats Erectile Dysfunction. It is usually known as the generic name so no matter whether you have the branded Cialis or the generic manufactured Tadalafil – they are exactly the same.

When a drug company discovers a new medicine, they take out a patent which means that no other company can make its newly discovered drug for a period of time. The company which discovered this new drug and has a patent on it will usually sell it under a brand name.