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Tamsulosin is taken by mouth. [6] Common side effects include dizziness, headache, insomnia, nausea, blurry vision, and sexual problems. [9] [6] Other side effects may include feeling lightheaded with standing due to changes in blood pressure, and angioedema. [9] Tamsulosin is an alpha blocker and works by relaxing muscles in the prostate. [10]
This is also the case for Tamsulosin and it may be assumed that the others alpha-1 blockers work in a similar manner, since Tamsulosin is an alpha-1-a blocker and Prazosin is an alpha-1 blocker. [30] The risk for floppy iris syndrome during cataract surgery is elevated when the patient is using an alpha-1 blocker.
Nephrotoxicity is toxicity in the kidneys. It is a poisonous effect of some substances, both toxic chemicals and medications, on kidney function. [1] There are various forms, [2] and some drugs may affect kidney function in more than one way. Nephrotoxins are substances displaying nephrotoxicity.
Retrograde ejaculation is a common side effect of medications, such as tamsulosin, [6] that are used to relax the muscles of the urinary tract, treating conditions such as benign prostatic hyperplasia. By relaxing the bladder sphincter muscle, the likelihood of retrograde ejaculation is increased.
The older, less selective α1-adrenergic blocker prazosin is not a first line choice for either high blood pressure or prostatic hyperplasia; it is a choice for patients who present with both problems at the same time. The older, broadly non-selective alpha blocker medications such as phenoxybenzamine are not recommended for control of BPH. [74]
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It is a combination of two previously existing medications: dutasteride, brand name Avodart, and tamsulosin, brand name Flomax. It contains 0.5 mg of dutasteride and 0.4 mg of tamsulosin hydrochloride. [2] Jalyn was the result of the CombAT (Combination of Avodart and Tamsulosin) trial of 2008.
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