

Levitra is a drug that needs to be taken orally and is used to treat erectile dysfunction in men. This drug is under the license of GlaxoSmithKline and Schering Corporations and is a registered trademark of Bayer Pharmaceuticals.
This was the second drug after Sildenafil Citrate (known by its popular brand name Viagra) to receive an approval from the Food and Drug Administration in the year 2003 for the treatment of male erectile dysfunction.
The drug is jointly marketed in the United States by Bayer and GSK bearing the brand name Levitra. Outside the United States, in many countries GSK has provided the rights of marketing to Bayer under the brand name of Levitra. In countries like Italy, GSK has this product under the brand name Vivanza while Bayer continues to market the drug as Levitra.
The generic composition of this drug is Vardenafil HCl that forms the active ingredient, in addition to several other components.
