Tamsulosin WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Tamsulosin
Tamsulosin hydrochloride is a medicine used to treat BPH (benign prostate hyperplasia).1 It belongs in a class of medications called alpha-blockers, and works by relaxing muscles in the prostate and bladder at the area of the obstruction. This helps to improve urine flow and reduce the symptoms of BPH.
Fast Facts:
- This medication is not for use in women.2
- It comes as a capsule and is taken by mouth, usually once daily.
- There is no cure for BPH.
- As many as nine out of every ten men will suffer from an enlarged prostate.
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Latest Headlines on Tamsulosin
What is Tamsulosin?
- MedicineNet: Drug Class and Mechanism
- Cerner Multum (via Yahoo Health): What is Tamsulosin?
- National Cancer Institute: Definition of Tamsulosin
- Micromedex (via Mayo Clinic): Tamsulosin (Oral Route)
- DrugLib: Flomax (Tamsulosin Hydrochloride) - Summary
What Are The Uses for Tamsulosin?
- First DataBank (via HealthSquare.com): Why is Flomax prescribed?
- RxList: Flomax (Tamsulosin Hydrochloride) Indications & Dosage
- Wolters Kluwer Health (via Drugs.com): Tamsulosin is Used For
What Are The Side Effects, Interactions and Precautions for Tamsulosin?
- Cerner Multum (via Drugs.com): Tamsulosin Side Effects
- eMedTV: Tamsulosin Side Effects
- The HealthCentralNetwork (via USA Today): Flomax (Tamsulosin) Side Effects & Drug Interactions
What are the Alternatives to Tamsulosin?
- Healthwise (via WedMD): Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) - Medications
- OrganizedWisdom: Terazosin
- OrganizedWisdom: Doxazosin
- OrganizedWisdom: Alfuzosin
What are the Holistic Alternatives to Tamsulosin?
- UrologyChannel: Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)/Enlarged Prostate Alternative Treatment
- Acupuncture.com: Nutritional and Herbal Therapy for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
- HealingDaily: Natural Methods to Treat an Enlarged Prostate
Wisdom, Blogs and Message Boards about Tamsulosin
- DailyStrength: Flomax
- Google Groups: Effects of Stopping or Reducing Dosage of Tamsulosin
- HealthBoards: BPHer Wants Advice
Clinical Trials for Tamsulosin
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Clinical Trials for Tamsulosin
- CenterWatch: Tamsulosin Clinical Trials
Controversy and Lawsuits about Tamsulosin
- FlomaxIsNotSafe.com: Flomax Lawsuit
Abuse of Tamsulosin
- Cerner Multum (via Revolution Helath): What Happens if I Overdose on Flomax (Tamsulosin)?
- RxList: Flomax Overdosage & Contraindications
- Healthwise (via MSN Health & Fitness): What Happens if I Overdose?
Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Tamsulosin
- JAMA: Articles About Tamsulosin
- PubMed Central: Tamsulosin Articles
- Google Scholar: Tamsulosin Archive of Articles
Research Notes References
- ↑ American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (via MedlinePlus): Tamsulosin
- ↑ RxList: Flomax Warnings & Precautions
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- Contributor: Leanne
- Reviewer: Chris Miller
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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- Contributor: Leanne
- Reviewer: Chris Miller
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Tamsulosins, BPH medication, BPH medications, Enlarged prostate medication, Enlarged prostate medications
- Last update: May 5, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
