Flomax
Tamsulosin tablets for an enlarged prostate. It relaxes the muscles around the prostate to ease urination.
- Category
- Prostate Health
- Active ingredient
- Tamsulosin
- Route
- Oral use
- Form
- Tablet
- Strengths
- 0.2mg · 0.4mg
This listing uses Flomax as a reference name. A generic equivalent is supplied; its exact brand and manufacturer are confirmed before supply.
Prescription and consultation requirements for Flomax vary by destination and are determined by the fulfilment partner.
Flomax details
- Condition
- Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
- Alternative names
- tamsulosin
- Therapeutic class
- Alpha-1 Adrenergic Receptor Antagonist
- Pharmacological class
- Alpha-Blocker
- Known off-label uses
- ureteral calculi expulsion
- Contraindications
- hypersensitivity to tamsulosin; severe orthostatic hypotension
- Minor side effects
- dizziness; headache; rhinitis
- Moderate side effects
- abnormal ejaculation; orthostatic hypotension; fatigue
- Dosage forms
- Tablet
- Administration route
- Oral use
- Supply category
- Prescription-only medicine (POM)
- Originator
- Boehringer Ingelheim
- Onset Time
- 4–8 hours
- Duration
- 24 hours
- Storage instructions
- Store below 25°C.
- Drug interactions
- Terazosin; Sildenafil; Cimetidine
- Age restrictions
- Approved for adult men.
- Pregnancy and breastfeeding
- Pregnancy: Not indicated for females. Breastfeeding: Not applicable.
Serious side effects
priapism, requires immediate medical attention; intraoperative floppy iris syndrome, requires immediate medical attention
Patient summary
Tamsulosin tablets for an enlarged prostate. It relaxes the muscles around the prostate to ease urination.
Mechanism of action
Selectively blocks alpha-1A receptors in the prostate and bladder neck, relaxing smooth muscle to optimise urinary flow.
What you will receive
Flomax is used here as a reference originator brand name to identify the medicine. We are not affiliated with the brand owner, and this listing does not offer the originator product.
- The supplied product is a generic equivalent containing Tamsulosin, not the originator brand shown as the reference.
- The exact generic brand, manufacturer and dispatch location are confirmed based on the product, destination and available manufacturer or partner warehouse.
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