How long does a soft tab take to work?

From about 30 minutes, and food barely affects it — one of tadalafil's practical advantages over sildenafil.

How long does the effect last?

Up to about 36 hours of readiness from a single tablet. That is a window in which arousal works more reliably, not a 36-hour erection.

How often can I take it?

One dose in any 24 hours. Taking a second because the first seemed weak adds side effects rather than effect.

What must I never combine it with?

Never with nitrates (angina medicines) or amyl nitrite "poppers" — the combination can cause a dangerous fall in blood pressure. Alpha-blockers, strong antifungals and some HIV medicines need a doctor's input first.

Why chewable rather than swallowed?

Convenience: no water, nothing to swallow whole. The molecule, the window and the safety rules are tadalafil's.

Cialis Soft Tabs Australia — Chewable Tadalafil Prices

How much is Cialis Soft Tabs. Cialis Soft Tabs Price

Prices verified on 2026-08-12

Cialis Soft Tabs 40mg — packs and prices
	Quantity	Price	per pill	Bonus
x30	30 × 40mg	$80.02	$2.67	—
x60	60 × 40mg	$125.74	$2.10	—	save $34.46
x90	90 × 40mg	$169.83	$1.89	—	save $70.47
x120	120 × 40mg	$215.56	$1.80	—	save $104.84
x180	180 × 40mg	$307.00	$1.71	—	save $173.60
x270	270 × 40mg	$442.54	$1.64	—	save $278.36
x360	360 × 40mg	$578.08	$1.61	—	save $383.12

Cialis Soft Tabs 20mg — packs and prices
	Quantity	Price	per pill	Bonus
x30	30 × 20mg	$70.22	$2.34	—
x60	60 × 20mg	$111.04	$1.85	—	save $29.36
x90	90 × 20mg	$151.87	$1.69	—	save $58.73
x120	120 × 20mg	$192.69	$1.61	—	save $88.11
x180	180 × 20mg	$272.71	$1.52	—	save $148.49
x270	270 × 20mg	$395.19	$1.46	—	save $236.61
x360	360 × 20mg	$516.03	$1.43	—	save $326.37

Cialis Soft Tabs are tadalafil in a chewable tablet rather than one you swallow whole. Same molecule as generic Cialis, and the same long window of up to about 36 hours; chewing lets part of the dose absorb through the lining of the mouth, which can bring the start forward.

What chewing changes, and what it does not

It changes the beginning. A swallowed tablet must disintegrate and pass through the liver before the drug reaches the circulation; chewing bypasses some of that, and men commonly describe onset closer to 20 to 30 minutes than the usual 30 to 60.

It does not change the end. Tadalafil's defining quality is its duration, and duration comes from how slowly the body clears the molecule — not from how quickly it got in. A chewable tadalafil is a slightly faster start on the same long tail.

Which raises a fair question: if the window is 36 hours, how much is a 20-minute head start actually worth? For many men, not much — the appeal of tadalafil is precisely that you stop timing things. The honest reason to choose this format is that you would rather not swallow a tablet.

The strengths here, and a plain word about 40 mg

Strength	Status	What that means for you
20 mg	The maximum licensed single dose of tadalafil	The ceiling recognised by regulators, and enough for most men
40 mg	Double any licensed dose	No approved product information supports it; side effects rise while benefit plateaus

Above 20 mg what reliably increases is headache, flushing, indigestion and back ache — and with a molecule that lingers for a day and a half, those effects linger too. A chewable is not designed to be halved cleanly, so if 40 mg is what you have, be aware you are committing to the whole of it.

Where this sits in Australia

Tadalafil is a Schedule 4 (prescription-only) medicine in Australia at every strength, and chewable presentations are not TGA-registered — they are manufactured for other markets. If you have heart disease, take blood-pressure medication, or have never used tadalafil, speak to a doctor before starting.

How to take it

Chew one tablet thoroughly, keep it in your mouth as long as is comfortable, then swallow what remains. Avoid drinking for a few minutes afterwards, or you wash away the advantage you chose the format for. Allow 20 to 40 minutes, and take no more than one dose in 24 hours — a rule that matters here because a dose taken on Friday evening is still partly present on Sunday morning.

Food barely affects tadalafil, which is one of the molecule's genuine advantages: dinner does not have to be planned around the dose.

Side effects and the one absolute rule

Tadalafil's usual profile: headache, flushing, a blocked nose, indigestion, and the muscle or lower-back ache more characteristic of this molecule than of sildenafil. Because the drug stays around longer, so can its side effects — which is the practical argument for staying at 20 mg.

The absolute rule: never combine tadalafil with nitrates (angina medicines such as glyceryl trinitrate) or with amyl nitrite "poppers" — together they can drop blood pressure to dangerous levels, and with tadalafil that risk window is long. Alpha-blockers, some antifungals and certain HIV medicines need a doctor's input first; see ED pills and other medicines. An erection lasting more than four hours, or sudden loss of vision or hearing, is a medical emergency.

The alternatives worth knowing

The plain swallowed tablet, with the same strengths, is generic Cialis. To stop thinking about timing entirely, Cialis Daily is a low dose taken every day. If swallowing is the difficulty but you dislike the chewable's flavour, Cialis Oral Jelly is a sachet and Cialis Super Active a softgel. The sildenafil equivalent of this format is Viagra Soft Tabs. See standard-strength ED medications for the class, or strong-dose ED medications for the 40 mg products.

Storing it

Chewable tablets take up moisture readily. Keep them sealed in the blister, below 25 °C, out of the bathroom and out of a hot car — see storing and disposing of medicines.